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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
I think I have read parts of this book before, or at least it seemed like many of the things Trelease talks about are things that I have heard...That you should read to your children, and that you should limit their t.v. viewing time, etc...all things that our mothers or pediatricians have told us. What I found compelling were all of his statistics and studies about the short and long term benefits of reading out loud to your children. One of the chapters talks about how your child's "listening level" is higher than his/her "reading level" and how children can be read to from more difficult (sophisticated) books than they would be able to read on their own. He further explains how this will help their reading and learning for the rest of their life. Really, this is just one of many reasons Trealease uses to advocate reading out loud to your children. If you are like me, and you know you want to be a better parent but are short on motivation...this book is a great motivator.
I have always read picture books to my kids, but didn't really have the desire (am I allowed to admit this out loud?) to read chapter books, or short works of fiction to my kids before...mostly because I would rather read my own books to myself. :) I have to say though, after reading this book I am SO motivated to read more out loud to my kids. We started reading "Ramona the Pest" last night (a favorite childhood book of mine that I remember my mom reading out loud to me), and every single one of my children sat and listened even though there were hardly any pictures to look at.
One of my favorite anecdotal stories in the book is about a day care provider who read not only read books out loud to her day care children, but also tell her own life stories. She would say, "It happened like this..." instead of "once upon a time." I don't know why, but that really struck me. There is something really great about including your own personal and family history into read-aloud library. :)
The first half of the book reads like a professional journal article (only more accessible), and the last half of the book is a list of great read-aloud books. The list is not all-inclusive, but a really great start of good books to read to your children.
I would highly recommend this book.
I have always read picture books to my kids, but didn't really have the desire (am I allowed to admit this out loud?) to read chapter books, or short works of fiction to my kids before...mostly because I would rather read my own books to myself. :) I have to say though, after reading this book I am SO motivated to read more out loud to my kids. We started reading "Ramona the Pest" last night (a favorite childhood book of mine that I remember my mom reading out loud to me), and every single one of my children sat and listened even though there were hardly any pictures to look at.
One of my favorite anecdotal stories in the book is about a day care provider who read not only read books out loud to her day care children, but also tell her own life stories. She would say, "It happened like this..." instead of "once upon a time." I don't know why, but that really struck me. There is something really great about including your own personal and family history into read-aloud library. :)
The first half of the book reads like a professional journal article (only more accessible), and the last half of the book is a list of great read-aloud books. The list is not all-inclusive, but a really great start of good books to read to your children.
I would highly recommend this book.
This book should be mandatory reading for all parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone else who cares about children in America. It's easy to read and full of great reasons and ideas for reading to children throughout their lives. The second half of the book contains lists of potential titles to help get you started reading aloud to the kids in your life.
I want to say first of all I don't think Stuart Little is a three inch boy who happens to look like a mouse, admittedly I am going to go check it out from the library here in a minute to reread it but Trelease makes this claim a few times in this guide to reading aloud to children/ teens.
I believe the premise of this book (that we should be reading aloud to children from the earliest possible moment and throughout their life, they are never too young or too old, and it's never too late to start) are hugely important. When I saw this book was originally published in 1979 I was afraid it would be terrible dated but the 2006 edition I read was beautifully updated and current (with the obvious issue of whether or not Stuart Little was a mouse or just a really small boy).
As a resource I feel it is valuable, and it is supported by great research and is still reader friendly. I struggled to finish it but will keep it around for awhile as I use it to look up books I could be reading aloud to my students or nieces and nephews.
I believe the premise of this book (that we should be reading aloud to children from the earliest possible moment and throughout their life, they are never too young or too old, and it's never too late to start) are hugely important. When I saw this book was originally published in 1979 I was afraid it would be terrible dated but the 2006 edition I read was beautifully updated and current (with the obvious issue of whether or not Stuart Little was a mouse or just a really small boy).
As a resource I feel it is valuable, and it is supported by great research and is still reader friendly. I struggled to finish it but will keep it around for awhile as I use it to look up books I could be reading aloud to my students or nieces and nephews.
A guide to the importance of reading aloud to children and ways to incorporate it into your child's life at home or in school.
Want to know the importance of reading to your kids? Here it is. Stats and stories both. Get the newest edition for things like... not a native English reader? Put closed captioning on when you watch tv. It still helps build language recognition.
I only read the 3rd edition, so I know I'm missing the chapters on Harry Potter and Oprah.
I thought it was a great book and made me want to be more pro-active with going to the library with my daughter.
I thought it was a great book and made me want to be more pro-active with going to the library with my daughter.
The updated discussion of technology, ereaders specifically, was nuanced and insightful.
One of my all-time favorite and enlightening books! I’ve read this many times, have a few different editions and I can’t recommend it enough. I first read it when my children were infants (gift from my in-laws), and it was life-changing for our family. We are huge advocates of reading aloud, and this has certainly impacted our children in a very positive way.
There were a few good nuggets in here that will stick with me (mostly other people he was quoting), but overall I wasn't crazy about the book. He spouted off a lot of opinions and some far fetched correlations. It felt repetitive and common sense. I think he was just using this book as his personal soap box. The obsession with Oprah was weird and I really didn't like the chapter on dads. I think the book list that covers the last half of the book is useful and I noticed some of my favorites so I'll prob get some use out of that. I like "the read aloud family" by Sarah MacKenzie much more.