"The classic million-copy bestselling handbook on reading aloud to children--revised and updated. Recommended by "Dear Abby" upon its first publication in 1982, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic for more than three decades to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. It has also been a staple in schools of education for new teachers. This updated edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research (including the good and bad news on digital learning), The Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers"--;Why read aloud? -- When to begin (and end) read-aloud -- The stages of read-aloud -- The dos and don'ts of read-aloud -- Sustained silent reading : reading aloud's natural partner -- The print climate in the home, school, and library -- Digital learning : good news and bad -- Television and audio : hurting or helping literacy? -- Dad : what's the score? -- A hyper kid's road to reading -- Treasury of read-alouds. How to use the treasury ; Wordless books ; Predictable books ; Reference books ; Picture books ; Short novels ; Full-length novels ; Poetry ; Anthologies ; Fairy and folk tales.
