The read-aloud handbook /
Read aloud handbook
Jim Trelease.
- Sixth edition, completely revised and updated two thousand and six-two thousand and seven edition.
- xxvi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-324) and index.
Why read aloud? -- When to begin (and end) read-aloud -- The stages of read-aloud -- The dos and don'ts of read-aloud -- Sustained silent reading : reading aloud's natural partner -- In their own words -- The print climate in the home, school, and library -- Lessons from Oprah, Harry, and the internet -- TV, audio, and technology : hurting or helping literacy? -- Treasury of read-alouds: how to use the treasury; wordless books; predictable books; reference books; picture books; short novels; full-length novels; poetry; anthologies; fairy and folk tales.
"For more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease?s beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, The Read- Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies?and the reasoning behind them? for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers."--Publisher description.