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READING ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD

READING ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD. Why? How? What?. RESEARCH 1985 US Department of Education report, Becoming a Nation of Readers . The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.

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READING ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD

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  1. READING ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD • Why? • How? • What?

  2. RESEARCH1985 US Department of Education report, Becoming a Nation of Readers • The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. • [reading aloud] is a practice that should continue throughout the grades. • the decline of older students’ recreational reading coincides with a decline in the amount of time adults read to them.

  3. Why? fosters a lifelong love of reading • “Reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to ensure reading enjoyment and good habits.” Pam Allyn • “ Reading to the child is like a commercial for reading.” Jim Trelease • “The more you read, the better you get at it; the better you get at it, the more you like it; the more you like it, the more you do it.” Jim Trelease

  4. Why? provides a role model for fluency • Reading fluency refers to reading smoothly with expression and phrasing that make sense, and at an appropriate rate. • Reading fluently is important for comprehension • Children learn to read fluently by hearing examples from adults.

  5. Why? increases attention span • A child can listen to a captivating story for a long time – and this practice increases their ability to pay attention and focus on an activity. We call that stamina; stamina is essential for schoolwork and for state testing.

  6. Why?builds background knowledge • Do you have the background knowledge to comprehend this? “Do I deserve a mulligan?” asked Bob. “No, but don’t take a drop,” said Al. “Use a hand-mashie, then fly the bogey high to the carpet and maybe you’ll get a gimme within the leather.” You’re right,” said Bob, “I’ll cover the flag for a birdie and at least get a ginsberg if I’m not stymied.”

  7. Why? builds rich vocabulary • Basic vocabulary vs. rare vocabulary • A good children’s book is three times richer in vocabulary than conversation • "If a child has never heard the word, the child will never say the word; and if you have neither heard it nor said it, it's pretty tough to read it and to write it.“ Jim Trelease

  8. Why? supports grammar and language • Reading aloud exposes the listener to language usage. The child will develop an ear to be able to hear if a sentence “sounds right”. • Because book language is usually more sophisticated than spoken language, children will be exposed to more complex sophisticated language patterns which they can transfer to their reading and writing. • Brain research tells us that learning grammar and language patterns in meaningful context, transfers into long term memory better than isolated drill.

  9. Why? supports comprehension • Model and practice strategic reading. prediction, wondering, envisioning, thinking about characters and themes, and responding/reacting to text. hmm…

  10. Why?provides opportunities for discussion • Reading aloud opens important discussions about life issues, values and decisions. • “Books are a dress rehearsal for life.” There is safety in witnessing events through the distance literature creates. Equip your child for his own future. Read tough stories together, intentionally laying groundwork for his intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth. Katherine Patterson

  11. Why?home vs. school Time spent a year • In school 900 hours • Athome 7,800 hours

  12. How? • Create a routine. • Preview • Show enthusiasm for the book. Use gestures, facial expressions, and voice that convey the author’s intent. • Support comprehension in a natural conversational way. hmm…

  13. What? • Create a literate environment in your house • Variety of genre • Start with high interest text • Short text • Series • Nonfiction • Can read books above the child’s just right level • TV/technology • Recommended book lists • http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/www.memfox.comwww.guysread.comwww.judyreadsbooks.com

  14. References and Booklists • The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease • Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever by Mem Fox • What to Read When by Pam Allyn • Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman

  15. "You may have tangible wealth untold.Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.Richer than I you can never be -I had a mother who read to me."Gillian Strickland, poet

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