Transformative Read Alouds

Recipient: Davis Elementary

Atlee Smith, Teacher, Melissa Bradley, Teacher

Gina Shaw, Principal

‍

Project: Soundscapes of Learning Transformative Read Alouds with Novel Effect's Auditory Immersion Software

Classroom/Setting: Elementary age students widely diverse in language, development, and life experiences, i.e., homelessness, poverty, trauma, summarized as Adverse Childhood Experiences. Additionally, Davis Elementary has multiple self-contained, autism-specific classrooms, and a dual language program in various classrooms, as well as multi-lingual (ELL) and monolingual students with various abilities, reading levels, and learning needs.

Purpose

Instill the joy of reading and foster an environment for students to engage literature.

Novel Effect key attributes

Licensing Novel Effect, an innovative auditory immersion software, revolutionizes read-aloud lessons by providing an immersive experience for learners of all levels, grades, emotional states, or ability.

Books are available in multiple languages, so no student is left out and unable to benefit from the software.

The program's literature is available for ages birth-13+, in genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more. This helps to engage the interests of multiple learners, across subject matters, so educators can use this application/software beyond the ELA, (English Language Arts) and read-aloud settings.

The impact of implementing Novel Effect in our school is far-reaching, engaging students through an immersive auditory experience, to love the act of reading.