As a fifth grade teacher, I often paired the two for either my striving readers who were a bit below grade level and for my learning disabled kids who were often cognitively gifted, but struggled with print. It was super helpful alongside the phonics and vocab work they needed as well. When I did my read aloud, I also offered kids the opportunity to read along with me, not many wanted to—but I liked to give them a chance to build fluency in any way they could! I think this will be great. You never want to hold a kid back from listening, thinking and envisioning and reading. This will keep kids hooked!
As a fifth grade teacher, I often paired the two for either my striving readers who were a bit below grade level and for my learning disabled kids who were often cognitively gifted, but struggled with print. It was super helpful alongside the phonics and vocab work they needed as well. When I did my read aloud, I also offered kids the opportunity to read along with me, not many wanted to—but I liked to give them a chance to build fluency in any way they could! I think this will be great. You never want to hold a kid back from listening, thinking and envisioning and reading. This will keep kids hooked!