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The Read-Aloud Handbook
ISBN: 9780140467277 | 0140467270
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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This extensively revised and updated edition describes why parents and teachers should read to children; how to begin reading aloud and which books to choose; how to create an atmosphere in the home and classroom that welcomes readers; and how to complete with the influences of television, computers, and video games. Also features an updated treasury featuring more than 1,200 new and classic children's titles, from picture books to novels, that are perfect for reading aloud.
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Why Read Aloud? | p. 1 |
| When to Begin Read-Aloud | p. 27 |
| The Stages of Read-Aloud | p. 60 |
| The Dos and Don'ts of Read-Aloud | p. 106 |
| Read-Aloud Success Stories | p. 113 |
| Home, School, and Public Libraries | p. 139 |
| Television | p. 163 |
| Sustained Silent Reading: Reading-Aloud's Natural Partner | ... MOREp. 193 |
| How to Use the Treasury | p. 224 |
| Treasury of Read-Alouds | p. 229 |
| Wordless Books | p. 229 |
| Predictable/Cumulative Books | p. 231 |
| Picture Reference Books | p. 233 |
| Picture Books | p. 234 |
| Short Novels | p. 285 |
| Novels | p. 300 |
| Poetry | p. 331 |
| Anthologies | p. 337 |
| Fairy and Folk Tales | p. 342 |
| Appendix: A Note for Doomsayers Who Think Things Have Never Been Worse | p. 347 |
| Notes | p. 353 |
| Bibliography | p. 374 |
| Subject Index for the Text | p. 378 |
| Author-Illustrator Index for the Treasury | p. 383 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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