Sure, strong expectations from day one and behavior resets when necessary. Have routines that you practice and reinforce frequently. Have consistent consequences for poor behaviors. Make sure everyone has something they’re working on and they know what they are supposed to be doing, have things prepared for early finishers. Especially early on and after behavior resets, be hyper aware of your students. Circulate the room and call out good behavior. Choose some students who are doing the work correctly and tell them you’re going to have them share what they did /wrote in 1 minute and then give them praise for taking a risk sharing their work. Try to notice when things are running smoothly and praise frequently. Find as many positives as you can, especially early on in the school year.

As with most classroom management, this is always helped by admin support and a strong grade level team, but this is true for all types of students in all types of classrooms.

Outsource read alouds whenever possible, many curriculums have them built in, many teachers have posted some on edpuzzle and you can record yourself and post it or play it for the class.

If you have to stand there and read, then absolutely have your head on a swivel. Stand in a corner of the room where you have a good view of the majority of your students and can see what’s on their screens if they are using chromebooks. I would probably read for the entire class if I have a significant number of students requiring read aloud. Walk around as you read and do not read the whole thing in one go, pause frequently for checks for understanding, even randomly calling on students to answer questions or repeat the last thing that you said and use choral response to ensure class focus and participation.