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Author : Jim Trelease
Edition : 6
Number of Pages : 432
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Product Description 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. Customer reviews Read Aloud Handbook by .. Readin' Mama (Alabama)
This is a great gift for a baby shower. It encourages parents to read to kids from birth and tells them why it is important. It then gives book titles for every age and summaries of each book. I read to all 3 of my sons until they were seniors in high school. They all have doctoral degrees or are working on them. They attribute their success to a love of reading!
Outstanding book - even if you already read aloud to your kids by .. busymama (atlanta, ga)
Let me start by saying I've become thrifty since I had children. Given that I don't work outside the home as much as I once did, I've been getting my books from the library at least as much as I've been buying them, but this is a book I have to own!
Jim Trelease is "preaching to the choir" with me, as we read to our children before they were even born, and then continued since the day they were born. My husband and I are both big readers, and we enjoy reading to our children every day. I initially got this book (from the library) to look at the list of suggested titles to read aloud. I wanted suggestions that would make sense for my children and their respective ages/abilities, including titles I might not otherwise come across....I thought I'd skim quickly through the front half of the book (the research which is meant to inspire parents to read to their children) since I was already motivated to do so. I wanted to get to the list of titles. But I found myself stopping to read the research with excitement and added motivation.
I picked up tips about the types of books to choose, the fact that we can read (and should read) aloud to our kids until they are teens (my sister whose children are 9 and 12 had mistakenly been thinking that she shouldn't read to them much anymore in order to force them to do most of it themselves....she was thrilled to hear that she should continue to read aloud to them and went immediately to the library to get some books), the ways to present even more opportunities to our children to read, etc. For example, this morning I read a section in The Read Aloud Handbook about how to get a 12 year old to sit still for a reading, and the author suggested reading to the child while the child is washing the dishes. The book shows a photo of the author doing this with his own son when the son was 12 (the son is now ~40). The author goes on to say that when he suggests this to parents, he gets some funny looks, and he points out to them that if there is a 12 year old in the house who doesn't have to do the dishes, then that child has a higher IQ than the parent ! :-)
This morning, my husband read a little to my son, who is 5 1/2, while he was eating breakfast, and when I wanted to motivate my son to come brush his teeth before school, I lured him with the book. I got no complaints about coming (which I usually do), and between my husband and I, we knocked off a chapter in the book!
There are so many little tips in the book, and the book is an incredible source for suggestions of books to read aloud. The author has a website which includes many of these book recommendations, I think, and even updated ones since the book went to print in 2006.
Yes, I got this book out of the library, but thrifty as I am, I am going to have to buy a copy of this book as it has so much information for the many years to come that I know I'll want to reference it again and again as I choose books to read to my children.
Parents Start Teaching Reading Now by .. coach ()
A great book and resource for parents. It is so important to get children involved with books early on. No better way is to read to them and interact with them and at the same time teach them reading skills.
Attention Parents and Educators (Yes, Even Educational Administration!) by .. Lit Chic (The Lone Star State)
Just like some things can only be learned through experience, some books cannot be summarized. They must be READ. Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook is one such book. There is no short-cut.
This book is chock-full of "Wake up, America: We're killing our readers!" statistics and anecdotes. Parents and Educators of all levels need to read and, in the words of Kevin from Freak The Mighty (Scholastic Signature): "Be Amazed."
The gist is, nothing in education is more important than the goal of creating lifelong readers. Besides the duh-factor of not being able to do anything else in academics if one is not truly literate, for the good of society, for the good of our posterity, for our own personal gain, nothing replaces lifelong reading. And yet, in Chapter 1, Trelease demonstrates to the readers that "By twelfth grade, only 19 percent read anything for pleasure daily." In Trelease's own words: "Any business that kept losing that much of its customer base would be in bankruptcy."
I am a parent. I am a teacher. From both standpoints, I can tell you that Trelease is absolutely, completely and totally correct. Education must be built on the foundation of true literacy, and Trelease's argument is that true literacy cannot be attained without voluntary reading.
Therefore, once again, it is the moral and societal obligation of education to create lifelong readers.
I am only touching on one part of this significant work. Besides being monumentally important for parents and educators, it's actually a fairly interesting read. Trelease throws in the perfect balance of anecdotes and statistics to keep the reader entranced. And while the bibliography for recommended read-alouds is in now way comprehensive, it is certainly a great place to start.
This book is on my Top 10 list. If you're a parent, read it, and then ask the principal of your child's school to read it. Our future as a society might well depend upon it.
This is the book! What's more important than reading?! by .. Laura A. Janiszewski (Arvada, CO)
This book is appropriate for every caring parent. I am a homeschooling mother of three and I can't recommend it highly enough. After reading the library's copy I had to buy my own copy, plus several for friends and family members who have kids. It is full of high-quality info and ideas about reading to children, and about them ultimately reading to themselves. There is also an organized and valuable "recommended books" list in the back. Wonderful!
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Number of Pages : 160
Publisher : Moody Publishers
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Product Description In this volume your little listeners will hear true, action-packed accounts of Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, and Jonah. They will learn that God cares about them and that He will Help them no matter how difficult their circumstances. Customer reviews Volume 3 - Children love it! by .. D. Vandervalk (Thousand Oaks, CA)
After years of reading "Read Aloud Bible Stories: Vol. 3" to my girls, I finally had to look up the others. Volume 3 has such fundamental stories (the Creation, the Flood, Daniel & the Lions, the birth of Jesus) that I wondered what could possibly be in Volumes 1 and 2! I just may have to get them and find out.
Originally I picked up this book for basic Bible stories I could read quickly before bed because there are not many words on each page (parents who read the same book night after night after night know exactly what I'm talking about!), but I thought the illustrations were kind of sloppy. Over time I came to appreciate the simple paintings for how they capture the essence of each scene with such casual ease. Children love them, so what do I know? Interestingly, a story in this volume about manna, "God Gives His People Bread to Eat," has been the perennial favorite.
Highly recommended by .. R. Brown ()
I purchased one book and my boys (three at the time) loved it. I purchased another in the series and then finally the last two. We've got a lot of bible story books my kids had no or little interest in. These are so engaging--the writing, the pictures, the selection of stories. These stories inspire them to pretend and re-tell the stories themselves. They are also easy to use as a lesson--the story, acting it out, doing a craft. I only wish there were more in the series!
love these by .. Ruth Ann (cincinnati, OH USA)
I bought the first two books of the series over a dozen years ago when my youngest son was little. I was a preschool teacher of four year olds for many years and used these stories. I have also have used them with two-year-olds in Sunday School and the children like them.They get to the essence of the story with simple words and explanations. I love the simple and clear artwork with watercolor drawings. I think the simple story and artwork allows the feeling of the story to come through. I had looked for these books in stores over the years with no luck. Now with a grandson, I was delighted to find them to complete my collection. I can't wait to read the stories to him.
The best Bible Story book for infants/preschoolers! by .. Stacy W. Lane (Macon, GA)
We used this book for our children from the time they were born until they were three years old. They loved it! The illustrations are fantastic and beautiful. Any time I give a baby gift I always include this book. Highly recommended!
Lovely book! by .. Evelyn Jaskoski ()
When my son was in preschool, this was hands down one of his favorite books, along with Vol. 1. The stories are simply written yet remain true to the spirit of the Word. We highly recommend these books!
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Author : Janet Allen
Number of Pages : 128
Publisher : Teaching Resources
Company : Scholastic
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Product Description You'll reach for this collection of kid-pleasing read alouds again and again. Each short selection will grab kids' attentions, build vocabulary, as well as comprehension, listening, and high-level thinking skills. They are also a great way to introduce kids to genres such as poetry, short story, speeches, expository writing, and more. All have been carefully selected by noted author and educator Janet Allen. 128 Pages. Customer reviews Very interesting stories by .. Rosa Avila (Texas)
I have read a few of these stories in my classroom, and the students enjoy them very much. Really neat discussions have resulted from some of these readings (especially the Elian story).
I would definitely recommend this is a resource for teachers.
Great Resource by .. H. Parrish (Knightdale, NC United States)
I used this resource in my 5th grade class today and the children had great responses to the reading of Elian Gonzales that is included in this book. They were very passionate about the way they felt and they even discussed this at snack time and lunch time amongst themselves. It was great to see them so engaged about something they read.
Very Cool by .. Ellen N. Hirsch (St. Louis, MO)
This is exactly what I was looking for. So many texts and programs recommend using read alouds as part of a mini lesson, but leave out any real ideas about WHAT to read. I love that I now have a resource that has located and analyzed some short peices for me. Teachers should not have to reinvent the wheel independently to use this strategy effectively. This book provides the perfect solution for the starting workshop teacher. YEAH!!
Lovely stories to read aloud to pre-teens...  by .. Ling (Singapore)
I've just read one story to my pupils, aged 11 to 12, and they loved it. It is entitled "Eleven" and is about how when one turns 11, one is also 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 inside. My pupils related so well with the story as they felt that way too. That when it is one's birthday, one does not necessarily feel older or wiser and that one usually feels that age only midway or a third way through that year. The kids are looking forward to the next read and I have 34 more to pick from! And the stories are in various genres which is fabulous as the children need the exposure.
I feel reading aloud to my pupils has brought us closer as I read to my son as often as I can, every night and more on weekends, and my pupils know that. They appreciate that I am sharing with them stuff both he and I enjoy. I have read to them a few short stories from the books "Nicholas Again" and "Nicholas on Vacation" by Goscinny, the man who gave us the Asterix and Obelix comics! The second of which my son asks for often. He'll say "Wickerwus read!", as he's just 26 months old, whenever he wants a story from it.
Very useful! by .. Helen Bennett (Jennings, FL USA)
I've tried several of the read alouds in a middle school. The students really were riveted! Janet Allen has produced another very useful book for educators.
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Number of Pages : 112
Release Date : 1986-10-12
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Product Description First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his introduction to this book Jim Trelease, bestselling author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, writes, “No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky. . . . Here are more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow. Marc Brown’s inviting illustrations add a visual dimension to the poems, which further engage young imaginations.” The poems are by 119 of the best-known poets of the 20th century. Customer reviews Family Favorite by .. K. Hawkins (PA)
This book is a family favorite. Our children are 16, 14 and 12. Memories of times reading this book still elicit smiles from them. At night, when they were young, we started at the beginning of the book, picked out favorites and read until we ended with "Good Night, Good Night". Each night it seemed that our "read" got a little longer, because there were more favorites.
When choosing a gift for new parents, this is a must buy!
One of My Favorites by .. Silvana Appleman (CA)
Reading to your children at a young age teaches children valuable reading skills (especially if you ask the right questions to make them think) and to love reading. This is a great book. Buy this along with my other two favorites:Life's Little Lessons: An Inch-By-Inch Tale of Success andThe Big Squeal: A Wild, True, and Twisted Tail. Young children will love the stories and the invaluable teaching guides make them must-have books for every parent and teacher bookshelf.
A poetry lover is born! by .. Petite Oiseau (Dunedin, FL)
I gave this book and 2 others to my 6 1/2 year old niece for Christmas. She started reading the book Christmas day and asked for book marks to mark her favorite poems so she can take the book to school and share them with her classmates! The pictures and the poems drew her in and engaged her immediately. You cannot ask more from a children's book.
really cute by .. K. Jenkins (Grants Pass, OR)
All sorts of rhymes by different authors, about all sorts of topics. Great for the earliest years.
Some really good and very original rhymes by .. Valerie (England)
These are not classic, everyday rhymes. Many of my books have the same old stuff over and over again e.g. Jack and Jill. This book has stuff like "The Dreadful Doings of Jelly Belly" and all sorts of amazing stuff. I read this one on my own, and if dad has time he reads me some of the more complicated ones. I like it. Valerie.
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Author : Justin Martin
Number of Pages : 64
Publisher : Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching
Company : BIGTOFFICE
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Product Description Motivate even the most reluctant readers with this collection of read-aloud mini-plays with parts written at different levels. Perfect for building oral fluency, these plays cover high-interest topics, such as school situations, tall tales, and mysteries. Includes background and suggestions for building fluency and comprehension. For use with Grades 3–5. Customer reviews A good resource for mixed ability classrooms by .. Emily Kissner (Biglerville, PA United States)
This book allows you to make Readers Theatre groups with children of different reading levels. There are no marks on the actual scripts to show which part is which, so students don't even notice that the parts are leveled. Even better, the lower level parts have action and fun, so the dramatic students who happen to be less able readers are still able to perform with flair. If you are teaching students with a wide variety of reading levels, or are working in an inclusion or ESL setting, this book is worth having.
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Author : William F. Russell
Number of Pages : 272
Release Date : 1992-04-28
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
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Product Description The most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. "Every child deserves this book. Those who do the reading aloud will be enlightened and rewarded, too."--Edwin Newman Line drawings.Customer reviews not age-appropriate  by .. M. R. ()
This book is NOT for 5-year-olds. I look forward to when my child is a couple years older but, for now, this volcabulary is beyond a kindergarten level and not at all geared to that age group. I totally agree with other reviews about it being well-written, and I'm sure that these people's seventh graders do indeed enjoy it, but I think it's ridiculous to advertise this as a book for 5 and up!
My boys were begging for more Greek Mythology by .. G. Dunko (Cary, NC USA)
We have been planning our trip to Greece and Crete for several months and I thought it would be good to expose our boys 7 and 10 to the stories in Greek Mythology. After reading reviews on Amazon.com, I decided to buy this book. My boys absolutely love the stories in this book. We read about 20 minutes per night (it's nice that each story has an estimated reading time) and they beg for more after each story. Then we review the "A Few Words More" sections - which they also really enjoy and which give great insight such as the source of the phrase "between a rock and a hard place" which traces back to the Odyssey! For anyone planmning to expose their kids to Greek Mythology, I highly recommend this book and D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths. I'd read the latter first for "introduction" and then follow with the Russell book. There may be some repeated stories -but trust me, the kids will love every minute.
Homeschooling mom of 2 by .. K. Pooley (New York)
This book is amazing!!! My 5yr old found a book at the library about greek myths and loved them so much that I ordered this book. We have now finished it and she is still asking for more.
The nice thing about this book is it is broken up by ages so you can do what your child is ready for, our 5yr old just loved all the stories soooo much we finished the entire thing.
love read aloud books by .. gardener (NH USA)
I bought this book when my daughter's class was teaching Greek Mythology. She was happy to see this book and finished it very soon, now she can relate most of them to me. And the best part is it has explanation and spelling hint. It makes our reading aloud very easily. I am going to buy the other two read aloud series. I think this opens the door for my kids to the classic literature.
Classic Myths by .. Janet Parrish ()
Purchased as a gift for Christmas. We did not read this book ourselves, so can't review the quality of the composition. However, the book was well made and arrived on time from Amazon.
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Number of Pages : 512
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Product Description A selection of writing from various media features newspaper columns by Bob Greene, Mike Royko, and Pete Hamill; articles on sports, popular culture, and other topics; autobiographical sketches by Moss Hart, Maya Angelou, and others; and acclaimed fiction. Customer reviews Not impressed by .. NHS802 (Pa USA)
I think these stories are more appropriate for YOUNGER readers. I'd hardly say that I was captivated by many of them, so I think it'd be a hard sell for many of my 9th graders.
A nice collection by .. Ada (Hong Kong)
I ordered this book because I was looking for some short stories to prepare for a new curriculum we are going to have in HK and I am not disappointed. Not all the stories are "short stories" (some entries are excerpts from novels, poems, etc.) but I can still find a few which have potentials for my purpose. My favourites are "Aunt Millicent" (a comedy), "The Elevator" (a thriller), "An Object Lesson" (Detective story) and "Those 3 Wishes" (A modern fairy tale". If you're teaching in HK and are looking for some interesting short stories to prepare for the NSS Learning English through Short Stories elective, this is quite a good collection. It does not contain only stories of different genres, but every story begins with a short introduction of its author(s) or its background, which helps to boost the enjoyment in reading the stories.
Not for multicultural classrooms  by .. H. Pagliughi (California)
I bought this book based on the great reviews, but most of the stories are about caucasians. That's fine, but I'm in an area where only 20% of the students are white.
However, the stories are good, and each is preceeded by information about the author.
FANTASTIC STORIES by .. ()
I am a read aloud mom to 4th graders, and each and every story I have read from this book to the class has them CAPTIVATED! I was trying to decide on a favorite, but they are ALL so good!! The book has stories that truly touch your heart. It has fiction and nonfiction, humor, satire, tragedy, biography, short pieces; long pieces. Jim Trealease also does a great job introducing the authors which are stories within themselves. I can't say enough about this book. If you have anyone you wish would read more rather than watch TV, purchase this. It will definitely get their interest, and the students may purchase some of the books after reading one of the interesting chapters, and the life of the author Jim Trelease writes about. The 4th grade class I read to, are asking that very question (what is the name of that book and the author).
A nice variety of short pieces by .. Jon M Altbergs (Epping, NH)
My students really enjoyed the selections I read to them from the book. It is great resource to have on hand when you've finished your lesson and there is still five minutes left in class. It is also terrific to have for those studyhall kids who never seem to have any work ... toss it to them and say, "Have a look at this." In two minutes, they are silent, usually for the rest of the period.
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Number of Pages : 192
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Product Description Curling up with a good book is one of life's great joys-and it is never too early to introduce that pleasure to children. The selections in this elegant volume are designed to be read aloud in ten minutes or less, or to be devoured by developing readers on their own. READ-ALOUD POEMS collects the work of the world's greatest poets, to introduce children of all ages to the magic and excitement of the form. The poems have been carefully selected to appeal to a child's sensibility, and are culled from such poets as Maya Angelou, Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson, Shel Siverstein, and e.e. cummings. It is filled with brand-new illustrations, offering fresh interpretations of classic and modern verses. Customer reviews Great Collection for Any Aged Child (and Adult!) by .. Julie Jordan Scott (Bakersfield, CA United States)
I was thrilled to find this expansive volume of poetry which all my children - ages three through 12 - could equally enjoy. The mini-biographies of many of the poets provide an excellent source of further exploration into the individual lives of the poets. The way the poems are separated also provide a means for additional conversation with children. The sections are diverse (from Poems about Nature, Poems about Family, Poems that Tell Stories, and Poems to Ponder) again will appeal to children of different age groups and for different reasons. Excellent for home school parents and as a bridge from Mother Goose to more advanced poetry for the older pre-school aged child. The illustrations, like many of the poems, are classics - familiar color plates as well as simple line drawings in an old fashioned style.
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Author : Nancy A. Anderson
Edition : 1st
Number of Pages : 165
Publisher : International Reading Association
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Product Description Literature specialist Nancy A. Anderson has selected and described 200 best-selling picture books. In the first two chapters, you will learn how best to share books with young children and how you can help them learn to read while doing so. Chapters 3-6 are organized by suggested age levels, featuring literature for children from birth through age 8. Within each of these chapters, books are further grouped by topic or theme. Chapter 7 will help you supplement the bestsellers with multicultural literature, nonfiction, magazines, and websites. In addition, the book features comprehensive indexes to locate subjects and to locate authors, illustrators, and titles, as well as a glossary for quick reference to essential terms. Customer reviews A thoroughly 'user friendly' guide to two hundred of the most popular children's picture books by .. Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
A thoroughly 'user friendly' guide to two hundred of the most popular children's picture books, "What Should I Read Aloud? is knowledgeably compiled and expertly presented by academician Nancy A. Anderson (University of South Florida - Tampa) for use by parents and teachers seeking to preschool second grade level children with entertaining story-telling and the joys of reading. Of special value are the first two chapters devoted to providing advice on how to best share books with young children and how to help children to develop and practice their own reading skills while doing so. Chapters 3 through 6 are organized by suggested age levels and featuring picture books for children from birth through age 8. Chapter seven advises on supplementing bestsellers with multicultural literature, nonfiction, magazines, and websites. Of special note are the comprehensive indexes for locating subjects, as well as authors, illustrators, and titles. Enhanced with a glossary for quick reference to literacy terms, "What Should I Read Aloud?" is an enthusiastically recommended addition to parental, preschool center, elementary school and community library reference collections.
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Number of Pages : 96
Release Date : 2008-08-26
Publisher : RH/Disney
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Product Description THE FOUR BOOKS in the Read-Aloud Board Book Collection retell everyone’s favorite Disney•Pixar films : Cars, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc. This collection is perfect for even the youngest movie fans, and the sturdy keepsake box can be stored on a bookshelf or taken on the go! Related Search : board book , book , collection read |
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