The result is often a piece that fascinates us because of how the writer moves between conflicting elements. Hybrid writers mix fact and fiction; poetry and prose; memoir and history; biography and memoir.
Echo Reading is a strategy teachers use to model oral reading. The teacher reads a line of a story or passage and the student echoes it using the same phrasing and tone. It helps the student focus on the print and helps the reader to read more fluently.
However, while these techniques are motivating, teachers should not assume that either one could possibly provide as much practice for the whole class as choral or partner reading, much less anything close to the amount of instruction and practice necessary for struggling students to improve their fluency.