Reading: On Reading Aloud

Book Selection

 

            Today's Snack: Select some green pepper strips and a cream cheese or sour cream dip for a snack. Select some cranberry juice for color contrast, and great flavor. Why? Because you're . . . selective.

 

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Supplies:

A wide selection of books from the library,

or purchased at garage sales, handed down by relatives,

bought at used bookstores, online, etc.

 

 

            As earlier articles in this series on reading aloud have made it clear, Jim Trelease is "The Man" on helping you select good books for reading aloud to all ages.

 

            You can check his exhaustive list in his book, or this online treasury:

 

http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-treasury-intro.html

 

            Or here's another article to help you pick and choose just the right books for the ears (and minds and hearts) that you love:

 

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751225

 

            It's a great idea to gradually shift the responsibility for selecting what books to read aloud from the adult to the child or teen. So involve the "read-ees" at every phase, showing them how to select books so that they'll be ready to choose what books they want to "hear," and participate fully in the read-aloud process.