If I can add my two cents, I agree with Adrienne. I have been in the field over 30 years and there are countless benefits to reading aloud to students, as well as to our own precious kids. When working with remedial students, they are introduced to advanced vocabulary, and they have the opportunity to experience fluent reading. If I read to them after lunch or before the end of school I found it also calmed them down, as they became a captive audience! When my two grown kids were little, it was a nightly ritual. They loved to be read to and they thrived on it! As they got older, we read chapter books together, followed by thoughtful discussions. Since I was a stay at home mom for many of those years, they were my ONLY students, so that time together made it all the more meaningful. In a message dated 7/23/2009 2:31:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I've taught for 31 years and raised 4 children--reading aloud is VERY important-I've taught K-3rd and read aloud time in my classroom is sacred. It was also one of my favorite times with my own children. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrienne Hernandez" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:46 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] Read alouds > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm currently doing a masters in reading education and I'm doing some > research on read alouds for young children from age 1 to about 1st or 2nd > grade. My topic deals with finding out how crucial or important it is to > start reading aloud to children before they enter school. Anyone have any > opinions on that? > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. **************Dell Deals: Treat yourself to a sweet deal on popular laptops! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1223100673x1201716527/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F12309%2D81939%2D1629%2D7) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
