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The Read-Aloud Handbook
by Jim Trelease
I read this book for a class, and let me tell you... it isn't worth your time of day unless you have to read this for a class.
This book is opinionated without providing reliable sources (it cites .COM WEBPAGES AND EDITORIAL NEWS ARTICLES, HELLO???), and Trelease spends most of the first half talking down to working class parents while also being very anti-technology for what seems to be archaic reasons. This book reads like an old man's death knell of "THINGS WILL NEVER BE GREAT AGAIN! KIDS THESE DAYS DON'T READ, AND ALL THEY WANNA DO IS WATCH TV AND PLAY VIDEOGAMES."
This book is only worth your money for the incredible bibliography in the back that gives great books to read to your young one. That is the only reason this garbage gets an extra star.
Summary of this book:
1. Read to your kids, it will help their literacy skills, language skills, and creates positive reading habits. (Good advice)
2. Have books readily available for your children. Let them pick books to read. Don't let reading turn into a chore if you can help it. (Great advice!)
3. Technology is mostly bad and will lead to rotting brains. (opinion)
4. Boys need a father so that they can achieve greatness in school. (wtf??????)
5. I do not like change. (I inferred this one)
This book is opinionated without providing reliable sources (it cites .COM WEBPAGES AND EDITORIAL NEWS ARTICLES, HELLO???), and Trelease spends most of the first half talking down to working class parents while also being very anti-technology for what seems to be archaic reasons. This book reads like an old man's death knell of "THINGS WILL NEVER BE GREAT AGAIN! KIDS THESE DAYS DON'T READ, AND ALL THEY WANNA DO IS WATCH TV AND PLAY VIDEOGAMES."
This book is only worth your money for the incredible bibliography in the back that gives great books to read to your young one. That is the only reason this garbage gets an extra star.
Summary of this book:
1. Read to your kids, it will help their literacy skills, language skills, and creates positive reading habits. (Good advice)
2. Have books readily available for your children. Let them pick books to read. Don't let reading turn into a chore if you can help it. (Great advice!)
3. Technology is mostly bad and will lead to rotting brains. (opinion)
4. Boys need a father so that they can achieve greatness in school. (wtf??????)
5. I do not like change. (I inferred this one)