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- WHY I READ ALOUD TO STUDENTS
- IS THERE AN ART TO READING ALOUD?
- IS MY CHILD TOO OLD TO READ TO?
- READ ALOUD TIPS
WHY I READ ALOUD TO STUDENTS - I frequently read aloud a variety of interesting stories to
children during their Library Media Class.
- Reading aloud is a pleasurable experience. Children begin to
develop favorite stories and authors.
- It introduces children to titles they might miss.
- Books beyond the reader�s skill level can be introduced.
- Reading aloud focuses on listening and comprehension. A
listener's imagination is stimulated.
- Reading aloud also helps with language development with
learning new words.
- The structure of a story, that every story has a beginning,
middle and end is learned. It develops prereading skills
including left-to-right and top-to-bottom sequencing attention
span and sense of story.
IS THERE AN ART TO READING ALOUD? - Read in a natural voice with feeling, expression, and clear
enunciation and pronunciation. Pay attention to punctuation
marks.
- Keep your eyes ahead of your voice, aiming for good eye-voice
span.
- Read slowly. Take your time.
- Vary the pacing of your reading.
- Use facial expressions.
- Use different voices for different characters.
- Introduce the book by reading the title, the author's name and
the name of the illustrator. Point to the title and names as
you read them.
- Open the book to the title page and again read the title, the
author's name and the illustrator's name. Point to each word
as you pronounce it.
- Attention to the name of the author and illustrator help
children understand the source of the story. Pointing to the
words when introducing a book also reinforces left-to-right
and top-to-bottom sequencing.
- Create a relaxed listening mood. Find a comfortable place to
sit. Hold the book in a comfortable position for you to read
and for your child to see the illustrations and words.
- Let your child turn the pages of the book as you read. Point
to pictures and ask: What's that? or What's happening here?
- At the end of reading each page, allow enough time for your
child to see the pictures and comment on them.
- Know your material so you don't struggle over words and ideas.
Read the book to yourself first. Look up the meaning of words
you don't know. If you don't know the meaning of a word, your
children probably don't either. You want to be prepared if
they ask you the meaning. Reading aloud helps with language
development with learning new words. If you think there might
be any vocabulary words in the story your children may not
know, tell them the words and talk about the meaning of the
new words introduced in the book. Do this before you read the
story aloud.
IS MY CHILD TOO OLD TO READ TO? - It is important to realize that no one is too old to be read
to. After all, the popularity of books on tape is not due only
to convenience. Storytelling has always been an important part
of almost all cultures. Almost everyone enjoys listening to a
good story.
- Help your child to enjoy reading. An effective way to encourage
children to love books and reading is to read aloud to them
everyday.
- Keep reading to your child even when he/she can read. Your
child needs to feel that reading is a significant part of life.
- Hearing a story read aloud, whether a picture book or a chapter
book, is pleasurable for children of all ages at all reading
levels from beginning readers to fluent readers.
- Reading books aloud that are too difficult or long for your
children to read by themselves will expose them to new
concepts, new vocabulary and will increase their listening
comprehension.
- Reading aloud helps children who are beginning to learn to
read. It improves listening, increases vocabulary and increases
reading comprehension.
- Read it again and again. Go ahead and read your child's
favorite book for the 100th time! Children find greatcomfort
in the familiarity, rhythm and illustrations of a favorite
book. Children enjoy the repetition and it helps them become
familiar with the way stories are organized.
- Rereading familiar stories children have heard or read before
builds confidence and fluency.
- Reading aloud exposes children to good literature. Listening to
a story develops listening skills. Good listening skills will
benefit a student for a lifetime.
- Children need good role models for reading. Hearing an adult
read aloud, allows a child to hear the phrasing, inflections
and expressions that a good reader uses.
- So much information is communicated orally, learning to
physically sit still and pay attention are important skills.
- Being read aloud to, is a valuable listening experience.
Besides making children more eager to tackle the difficult
tasks involved in learning to read, hearing stories read gets
children used to the written language they will meet in books.
- How exciting it is to see a child share the delights of a story
that is beyond their ability for independent reading become
totally absorbed in listening to an adult read it aloud.
- Many children will always grasp material better through their
ears than through their eyes. To listen to literature read
aloud, children can savor the pleasures of the written word.
- Reading aloud increases your child�s vocabulary and listening
comprehension. Keep reading out loud with your children into
their teen years and beyond.
READ ALOUD TIPS - According to a statement from the National Institute of
Education, reading aloud to children is the single most
important activity in which parents an engage to build the
knowledge needed to prepare children to read.
- Reading to children in a library setting is not enough. Reading
must be reinforced at home. When parents take an active role,
children have a better chance to become avid readers and are
likely to do better in school. Parents must be a vital part of
any effort to boost early literacy skills.
- Reading aloud is not limited to stories. Newspaper and magazine
articles can be read aloud to the whole family and then used as
a springboard for discussion. In this way parents not only
model the importance of reading, but they also show their
children that their thoughts and opinions have value.
- Read aloud more difficult books. Children and adults of all
ages love to hear stories read aloud.
- Learning to read is hard work for children. Let your child know
you are proud of his reading. The most important thing you can
do to help your child become a successful reader is to show and
communicate that reading is valuable and enjoyable.
- Enjoying books offers the most powerful motivation to learn to
read.
- Look for books that are about things that interest your child.
For example, does your child like baseball, cars, insects, or
volcanoes?
- Encourage your child to explore a wide variety of topics. Craft
books, sports books, poetry collections and nature books are
all waiting for your child in the library.
- Do you want your child to love reading and become a lifelong
reader? Don't do anything that makes reading a chore. If you
force your child to read, he/she may become turned off to
reading and never open a book again. Children need books they
can readily enjoy, otherwise books won't interest him/her and
reading will be boring.
- Select an easy to read book and encourage your child to read
it. Let your child have the experience of effortlessly breezing
through a book.
- Excellent readers are used to quickly reading books. It's a
reason they love reading. They are good at it. After awhile,
easy books will become boring and they will move on. Don�t
rush it. Allow your children to read books that make them feel
like wonderful readers.
- Try reading books with chapters and talk about what is
happening in the story.
- Encourage your child to make predictions about what will happen
next and connect the characters or events to those in other
books.
- Ask your child to tell why a character might have taken a
specific action. Ask for information from the story to support
his answer.
- Talk about books your child is reading. Ask your child to tell
you why he/she likes a certain book. Ask what part of the
book your child liked best and why. Ask if your child liked the
ending of the story. Why or why not?
- Talk about the characters, plot and setting of the story. Talk
about the beginning, middle and end of the story. to organize
thinking and discussion.
- Ask your child to compare a book to another familiar book. How
are the characters alike or different? Do the stories take
place in similar settings? How are the illustrations the same
or different?
- Keep a wide selection of reading materials at home. Be aware of
your child's reading interests. Talk to her about reading
preferences that are beginning to develop. Ask whether she
likes adventure stories, animal stories, or stories about
other children. Encourage her to explain the reasons for the
preferences.
- Reading aloud helps to create a special bond between parents
and children.
- Take turns while reading a book with your child. You can
alternate reading a page or a paragraph to each other. Don't
interrupt to correct mistakes that do not change the meaning.
Be patient and listen as your child practices.
- Encourage an older brother or sister to read to a younger
child. The older child's reading skills will be reinforced
while it develops e younger child�s interest in books. It will
help your child see the joy in sharing books.
- Limit TV time and read aloud to your child everyday instead.
- Ask your child to read aloud what he or she has written for
school. Be an enthusiastic listener.
- It's never too soon to start reading with your child. Start
sharing books when your child is born. Begin reading to your
child as an infant.
- Babies love to hear your voice and look at colorful pictures.
The rhythm of your voice helps your child associate reading
with pleasure.
- Share board books or cloth books too. Set aside a special time
each day to share books such as, naptime, bedtime of after
meals. Sharing books provides fun and enjoyment for children
and adults.
- To help your child joyfully explore the world of books,
experience the excitement of reading and marvel at discovering
new ideas, it is very important to read to your child every
day. The things we make time for are the things we truly value.
When we take time to read to our children, we are telling them
this is important. Because actions really speak louder than
words, be an example for your child, make sure your children
see you reading each day.
- Reread favorite books from your child�s �baby� years. This
will reinforce the idea that you have always valued reading!
- Talk about the meaning of new words introduced in books.
- Prediction is an important skill attempted by all good
readers.As you read aloud, your child will often Look at the
pictures on a page as a way to predict what the print on the
page will tell them about the story. Once in a while, turn the
page and ask your child what he/she thinks might happen next in
the story.
- Children need good role models for reading. Hearing an adult
read aloud allows a child to hear the phrasing, inflections and
expressions that a good reader uses.
- Listening to a novel develops a child's ability to imagine. In
today's world this is an underdeveloped skill in many
children. You can do the same with younger children by
occasionally reading a picture book without showing the
pictures.
- Reading aloud motivates independent reading. Being read to
promotes a child's desire to read independently. Listening to
stories doesn't make lazy readers. Rather, what the children
hear seems to whet their appetites to read that book or others
like it for themselves.
- Being read to fosters improvement of children�s independent
reading skills. Children who are read to on a regular basis,
show significant gains in reading comprehension, decoding
skills and vocabulary.
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