This document discusses how read-alouds can foster a love of reading in students. It defines literacy and explains that researchers have found read-alouds to be beneficial. It provides critical components for effective implementation of read-alouds, such as having a regular time and place, using a variety of literature that interests students, and modeling fluent reading. The benefits of read-alouds for all students are explained, such as inspiration for reading and exposure to rich language.

1. Fostering a Love of Reading through Read-Alouds Pam Wolford Click Speaker to play audio. Click on the page to advance to next page. Allow time for video to load.

3. Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate For 10 minutes, write whatever comes to mind about one of these prompts. When has your life been like a dry river bed or an out-of control raging stream? How did you handle the ups and downs of living life on a day to day basis? Do we need the extremes to mold us? This story is said to have originated in Indian legend. Do you have stories which have been passed down from generation to generation? Why do you think those stories are told and retold? What is the importance of family legend?

4. What is literacy? Literacy

5. Literacy Events Strengthen Learning

6. Researchers who believe read-alouds are beneficial. Reading aloud to students serves to reassure, entertain, inform, explain, arouse curiosity, and inspire our kids to read. J. Trelease

8. A variety of literature.

9. Literature interests the students and their literature communities.

10. Apprentice: “reading between the lines”

11. Discussion precedes and follows

12. Monitor group size

13. Model fluent reading and speaking

15. Good Sources for Read-Alouds

17. A safe learning environment.

18. Encourages positive interaction with adults.

19. Develops language and speech patterns.

20. Reassurance, entertainment, information gathering, explanation, inspiration, and arousal of curiosity.

21. Stimulates creativity and imagination.

22. Exposure to rich language.

23. Support for current learning.

24. Clarification and may provide new information.

26. Optional material for this topic. Linda Tells one of her favorite child hood stories.