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The Read-Aloud Handbook

Summary:

Since its first publication in 1982, 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. It has also been a staple in schools of education for new teachers. This updated edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research (including the good and bad news on digital learning), The Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.

Record details

ISBN: 9780143121602
ISBN: 014312160X
Physical Description: xxix, 351 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Seventh edition.
Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2013.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. "Includes a giant treasury of great read-aloud books"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-335) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	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 -- The print climate in the home, school, and library -- Digital learning: Good news and bad -- Television and audio: Hurting or helping literacy? -- Dad: What's the score? -- A hyper kid's road to reading -- 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.