Koala Lou

By Mem Fox, illustrated by Pamela Lofts,
Copyright 1988
ISBN 0-440-84651-X
This read aloud video was made by Mary Ellen Ariotti, a certified Kindergarten teacher in Pinellas County, FL. She carries endorsements in Reading as well as ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Most of her book videos include Higher Order Thinking Questions (HOT Questions) for students to think about and pauses for them to answer back with on topics such as Vocabulary, Character, Setting, Events, Sequencing, Problem / Solution, Character Feelings, Similarities and Differences among books by the same author (author studies), Main Topic / Key Details, or Early Reading Strategies such as Get Your Mouth Ready, Look at the Picture, Look for Chunks You Know (Chunk it!) Slide through the Word, What Makes Sense?, and Skip over it/ Go Back and Reread. Sight Words are focused upon in Shared Reading or Word Work videos, with models students can use to visualize word building skills. She has a playlists for rhyming books, books featuring Nonfiction Text features, Main Topic/ Key Details, Opinion Statement, Author Studies, Halloween books, Fall-Themed (or Thanksgiving books), Winter-themed (and Holiday books), Gingerbread book comparisons, How-To, Shared Reading / Word Work, Math read alouds, Dr. Seuss books, Earth Day-themed, Back to School or getting ready for kindergarten that are great for Pre-K viewers. Some videos focus on math, science, kindergarten writing skills, social skills, or social distancing and wearing masks, but most feature read alouds of various age-appropriate texts.