Read To Me 2000 Raising Kids Who Love To Read

by Cullinan, Bernice E.

• ISBN13: 9780439087216
• ISBN10: 043908721X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Cartwheel

Summary

Full of tips, facts, and reassurances for busy parents and families, the newly revised Read to Me clearly lays out the steps to ensure a love of reading at every age. This accessible and informative guidebook to reading aloud includes important tips on when to start reading to your child, how to use television and computers wisely, and how to make a reader and a writer out of your child. There's even a completely updated list of surefire hit read-aloud books for preschoolers to teens, as well as a brand-new introduction by Dorothy Strickland, noted Rutgers University Professor of Reading and past president of the International Reading Association.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Raising Readers	5	(16)
How to Use This Book	10	(1)
How Children Learn Language	11	(4)
What Do We Mean by ``Reading''?	15	(1)
Writing Is Connected to Reading	16	(1)
Reading Is for All People, All Times, and All Places	17	(4)
Why Reading to Your Child Matters	21	(16)
Reading Aloud to Your Child	24	(6)
Reading Alone	30	(7)
Getting Started	37	(4)
Ideas for Getting Started	37	(4)
Reading on the Run	41	(13)
General Activities for Every Day	41	(3)
Activities Related to Television	44	(3)
Computers	47	(3)
Activities for Special Days and Times	50	(4)
Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers	54	(13)
Life with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers	54	(5)
Making a Reader Out of Your Preschooler	59	(2)
Making a Writer Out of Your Preschooler	61	(2)
Tips for Busy Parents	63	(4)
Five and Six Year Olds	67	(12)
Life with Five and Six Year Olds	67	(3)
Making a Reader Out of Your Five or Six Year Old	70	(1)
Making a Writer Out of Your Five or Six Year Old	71	(3)
Tips for Busy Parents	74	(5)
Seven and Eight Year Olds	79	(17)
Life with Seven and Eight Year Olds	79	(5)
Making a Reader Out of Your Seven or Eight Year Old	84	(4)
Making a Writer Out of Your Seven or Eight Year Old	88	(1)
Tips for Making Your Child a Writer	89	(2)
Tips for Busy Parents	91	(5)
Nine and Ten Year Olds	96	(14)
Life with Nine and Ten Year Olds	96	(4)
Making a Reader Out of Your Nine or Ten Year Old	100	(3)
Making a Writer Out of Your Nine or Ten Year Old	103	(2)
Tips for Busy Parents	105	(5)
Eleven and Twelve Year Olds	110	(14)
Life with Eleven and Twelve Year Olds	110	(4)
Making a Reader Out of Your Eleven or Twelve Year Old	114	(4)
Making a Writer Out of Your Eleven or Twelve Year Old	118	(3)
Tips for Busy Parents	121	(3)
A Final Word	124	(4)
Surefire Hits Book List	128	(18)
Appendix	146