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Reading Aloud

Literacy Begins at Home
A letter for parents.

Don't Just Read--Be Sure to Talk With Your Students, Too!
Why it's so important.

Reading Aloud -- Are Students Ever Too Old?
An article from Education World

Why Read Aloud?
Chapter One from Jim Trelease's The Read-Aloud Handbook

The DO'S and DON'Ts of Read-Aloud
Chapter Four from Jim Trelease's The Read-Aloud Handbook

Hints for Reading Out Loud
A page from Madame Esme's Website

Read - Aloud Books from Marci McGowan
Some of the titles listed here are linked to web pages showing how they may be used as part of a teaching unit or lesson. My favorite part of this site is where Marci McGowan pairs up stories with corresponding nonfiction books.



Links to Reading Suggestions for Children

The American Library Association's Caldecott Medal Home Page

Madame Esmé's Recommendations for New and Exciting Children's Literature

Planet Esmé's Recommendations Archive

Book Hive

Themed Reviews by www.childrenslit.com

PBS Between the Lions' Recommended Books



Links to Reading Suggestions for Teens and Adults

Picture Books: Enjoyable at Any Age
Adult literacy programs can make use of these high-quality materials.

Picture Books for Older Readers Suitable for Shared Reading
The New Zealand Ministry of Education presents a book list arrangeby theme.

Worth a Thousand Words: Picture Books for Older Readers
This article by Gale Sherman and Bette Ammon was originally published in the "YA Talk" column in Booklist, June 1 & 15, 1997

Picture Books for the Upper Grades
Carol Otis Hurst


Books With Multicultural Interest

The Coretta Scott King Award Book List
from the American Library Association

African American Interests Themed Reviews by www.childrenslit.com

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