The Case for Reading Aloud to Engage Elementary School Youngsters
Focusing on the learning process for young readers in grades K-3, this guide offers parents and teachers practical strategies to foster language development, comprehension, and vocabulary. With engaging examples and clear explanations, it presents creative ideas for read-aloud sessions designed to instill a lasting passion for reading in children.
Raising an Active Reader explains research on reading aloud with children who are in early elementary school (grades K-3). Upon completion, adults will know how read aloud works for children who are learning to read, and how the ABCs of Active Reading (Ask questions, Build vocabulary, and make Connections) build important reading skills.
Read With Me synthesizes decades of research into simple things that adults can do with young children to improve early literacy and language skills. After reading this book, adults use Active Reading to engage children in reading, prepare them to read on their own, and instill a lifelong love of reading.
Drawing expertise and ideas from research, as well as teachers from across the country, Every Reader, a Close Reader serves as both an instructional guide and professional development tool for classroom teachers and instructional leaders to use when starting or strengthening close reading at the classroom level.