▁Again !, ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁teachers ▁to ▁do ▁shared ▁reading ▁in ▁the ▁class room , ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁asks , ▁What ▁is ▁Shared ▁Reading ? ▁She ▁then ▁answers ▁the ▁question ▁by ▁writing , ▁" ▁Shared ▁reading ▁is ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁learning ▁activity , ▁based ▁on ▁research ▁by ▁Don ▁Hold away ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁that ▁em ul ates ▁and ▁builds ▁from ▁the ▁child ' s ▁experience ▁with ▁bed time ▁stories ." ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁child hood ▁class rooms , ▁shared ▁reading ▁typically ▁involves ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁children ▁sitting ▁closely ▁together ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁r ere ad ▁carefully ▁selected ▁en larg ed ▁texts . ▁Shared ▁reading ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁done ▁effectively ▁with ▁smaller ▁groups . ▁ ▁With ▁this ▁instruction al ▁technique , ▁students ▁have ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁gradually ▁assume ▁more ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁reading ▁as ▁their ▁skill ▁level ▁and ▁confidence ▁increase . ▁Shared ▁reading ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁safe ▁learning ▁environment ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁practice ▁the ▁reading ▁behav i ours ▁of ▁prof ic ient ▁readers ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁teacher ▁and ▁pe ers . ▁Shared ▁reading ▁may ▁focus ▁on ▁needs ▁indicated ▁in ▁assess ment ▁data ▁and ▁required ▁by ▁grade ▁level ▁curr icul um ▁expect ations . ▁The ▁text ▁is ▁always ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁teacher ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁visible ▁to ▁the ▁students . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁shared ▁reading ▁has ▁used ▁paper - based ▁materials . ▁ ▁However , ▁recently ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁electronic ▁resources ▁have ▁been ▁developed . ▁ ▁One ▁such ▁resource ▁is ▁an ▁online ▁resource ▁called