The Read-Aloud Handbook

by Trelease, Jim (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780140465341
• ISBN10: 0140465340
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Summary

This extensively revised and updated edition describes why parents and teachers should read to children; how to begin reading aloud and which books to choose; how to create an atmosphere in the home and classroom that welcomes readers; and how to complete with the influences of television, computers, and video games. Also features an updated treasury featuring more than 1,200 new and classic children's titles, from picture books to novels, that are perfect for reading aloud.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Why Read Aloud?	p. 1
When to Begin Read-Aloud	p. 27
The Stages of Read-Aloud	p. 60
The Dos and Don'ts of Read-Aloud	p. 106
Read-Aloud Success Stories	p. 113
Home, School, and Public Libraries	p. 139
Television	p. 163
Sustained Silent Reading: Reading-Aloud's Natural Partner	p. 193
How to Use the Treasury	p. 224
Treasury of Read-Alouds	p. 229
Wordless Books	p. 229
Predictable/Cumulative Books	p. 231
Picture Reference Books	p. 233
Picture Books	p. 234
Short Novels	p. 285
Novels	p. 300
Poetry	p. 331
Anthologies	p. 337
Fairy and Folk Tales	p. 342
Appendix: A Note for Doomsayers Who Think Things Have Never Been Worse	p. 347
Notes	p. 353
Bibliography	p. 374
Subject Index for the Text	p. 378
Author-Illustrator Index for the Treasury	p. 383
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