Echo reading with the iPad

Since beginning his teaching career in 2006, Richard Colosi has worked hard to become a teacher who practices innovative ideas in the classroom. Having won two national video contests: The 2007 Interwrite Learning Classroom Makeover Contest and the 2008 SMART Technology Extraordinary Moments Contest, he specializes in video production, podcasts, and the use of iOS devices (iPod/iPad) in the classroom.

In this video, first grade students students demonstrate one way to improve their reading fluency — using the iPad to help them echo read! Echo reading is a great way to help develop reading fluency, a skill that is vital to comprehension.