Read Alouds
Reading aloud to your children is one of the best things you can do. Here are some online resources, including children's book lists of recommended read alouds, to get you started.
How to Read Aloud to Your Child
Here's a simple "how to" information sheet from your About Children's Books Guide.
Here's a simple "how to" information sheet from your About Children's Books Guide.
"The Read-Aloud Handbook"
Here's an article from your About Children's Books Guide about Jim Trelease's comprehensive book that covers all facets of reading aloud to your children.
Here's an article from your About Children's Books Guide about Jim Trelease's comprehensive book that covers all facets of reading aloud to your children.
Book Review: Mem Fox's "Reading Magic"
Australian children's author and literacy expert Mem Fox makes a convincing case for the importance of reading aloud to your children from the time they are babies.
Australian children's author and literacy expert Mem Fox makes a convincing case for the importance of reading aloud to your children from the time they are babies.
Recommended Titles for Reading Aloud
This article, with read-aloud recommendations from kindergarten through high school, is from a site very popular with teachers, Carol Hurst's Children's Literature.
This article, with read-aloud recommendations from kindergarten through high school, is from a site very popular with teachers, Carol Hurst's Children's Literature.
Facts about Reading Aloud
Learn all about the benefits of reading aloud to your children from this article.
Learn all about the benefits of reading aloud to your children from this article.
Great Read Alouds - Toddler
THe librarians at the Richland County Public Library in South Carolina recommend these books for toddlers.
THe librarians at the Richland County Public Library in South Carolina recommend these books for toddlers.
Reading Aloud to Your Children: The Loving, Personal Gift
This article from the Reading is Fundamental Web site covers the why, when, what, where, and how of reading aloud to your child.
This article from the Reading is Fundamental Web site covers the why, when, what, where, and how of reading aloud to your child.
Read Aloud Together Comfort Books
These booklists (ages 4-8, 9-12)were compiled for the Parents' Choice Foundation by "critics, teachers, librarians, moms and dads for help giving families some 'time out' from the world."
These booklists (ages 4-8, 9-12)were compiled for the Parents' Choice Foundation by "critics, teachers, librarians, moms and dads for help giving families some 'time out' from the world."
Novels
Reviews of short and full novels recommended as read alouds by the author of The Read Aloud Handbook.
Reviews of short and full novels recommended as read alouds by the author of The Read Aloud Handbook.
Picture Book Read Alouds
Book reviews, with cover art, of books recommended by the author of The Read Aloud Handbook.
Book reviews, with cover art, of books recommended by the author of The Read Aloud Handbook.
Read-Aloud Books Too Good to Miss
These booklists, a project of the Association for Indiana Media Educators, are divided into four categories: primary, intermediate, middle, and ageless.
These booklists, a project of the Association for Indiana Media Educators, are divided into four categories: primary, intermediate, middle, and ageless.
Reading as A Family
An article about one family's experience with the benefits of reading together, from Al Young's Hearth.
An article about one family's experience with the benefits of reading together, from Al Young's Hearth.
Reading with Your Child at Home
This article by educator Carol Otis Hurst explains the importance of reading aloud to children from the time they are babies and provides tips on how to do it effectively.
This article by educator Carol Otis Hurst explains the importance of reading aloud to children from the time they are babies and provides tips on how to do it effectively.
Tips on Reading Aloud - Elementary
Here are tips on reading aloud with elementary age children, from the Reading is Fundamental Web site.
Here are tips on reading aloud with elementary age children, from the Reading is Fundamental Web site.