Read Aloud Brochure
Read Aloud Brochure
Read Aloud Brochure
References:
If you are reading this letter
that means you are getting Billmeyer, R. (n.d.). Reading Aloud.
Retrieved September 26, 2015, from
ready to embark on a http://www.education.ne.gov/read/R
wonderful journey with your eadingAloudBrochure.pdf
child… the journey of
becoming a lifelong reader!
Reading Aloud: RIF Parent Guide
There is no better Brochure. (n.d.). Retrieved
combination than to be both a September 26, 2015.
lifelong reader and learner…
with these skills your child Reading aloud: Services to Schools.
can achieve the impossible! (n.d.). Retrieved September 26,
Reading is a way to explore 2015, from
new places, discover new http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/creating
How to support your
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things, and meet new strategies/reading-aloud child on their journey
people… experiencing so
much more than you could to becoming a lifelong
ever imagine. I am so excited Trelease, J. (1982). The read-aloud reader.
handbook (7th ed.). Harmondsworth,
to start on this journey with Middlesex, England: Penguin
your families and to share Books.
with you the many joys that
come with reading. Please
take a look at the information
I have provided, and please
don't hesitate to contact me if
you have any questions or
concerns.
Ms. Paige Sparkman Ms. Sparkman
Sincerely,
Counselor
Ms. Sparkman School Counselor
Maire Elementary School
Why is it important to read-aloud? Helpful Tips:
• Your enthusiasm will be
contagious!
What is Read- aloud? Read- aloud is the practice of Book Recommendations • Give books as gifts
reading out loud with your child to help them become
lifelong readers. It is used to demonstrate a love for • Terrific by Jon Agee • It is okay to say goodbye to
reading and to practice fluency and pronunciation. As a a book that you and your
parent, reading- aloud to your child is one of the most • Elephants Can Paint, too! By Katya Arnold
child aren't enjoying
important things you can do for their growth and
• Ivy and Bean Series by Annie Barrows
development. It is our job to make children fall in love • Start slowly & build
with reading, and there is no greater way to do that then • Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein gradually…don't rush it!
by reading with your child.
• Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clement • Keep reading throughout
school year and summer
• Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope
The benefits of reading with your child are endless. Osborne
months
On top of starting a great tradition with your child, • Stick with paper rather than
you will also be… • Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel
digital
• Strengthening their speaking, listening, • A Friend For Dragon by Dav Pilkey
writing, and reading comprehension skills • Lead by example
• Increasing their vocabularies • Stuart goes to school by Sara Pennypacker • Take your children to the
• Helping them enhance their imagination • Clementine by Sara Pennypacker library!
and creative thinking skills
• Baseball Saved us by Ken Mochizuki • Ask & answer questions
• Expanding their general knowledge and
understanding of the world • Replace some TV time with
• Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A worldwide
• Teaching them proper grammar Cinderella by Paul Fleischman
Reading… but not as
• Helping them succeed in school and in punishment!
life • Wangari's Trees Of Peace by Jeanette Winter
• Be encouraging
• Motivating them to become • John Henry by Julius Lester • Establish a routine
independent readers in the future.
• It's never too early, or too
• Boys who were read to by their fathers
or a positive male figure scored late.
significantly higher in reading • Get a book shelf for your
achievement child