Category Archives: reading aloud

“Ravioli” and Goodnight Moon

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

One of our favorite times of the day at school is chapter reading.  It is intimate.  We feel snuggled together.  Much like being in sleeping bags while camping, with nothing but words to hear, we look forward to that time. … Continue reading →

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Language, Literacy, and Storytelling – Part 3

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

In Part 2, I shared worrisome statistics about children who enter school excited to learn to read, and the dramatic drop-off when they are not exposed to books and hearing words.  I talked about the next step, engaging children in both … Continue reading →

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Language, Literacy, and Storytelling – Part 2

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

In Part 1, I talked about growing readers, reading aloud, and chapter reading.  I talked about how language, and the number of words a child hears is critical to academic success in school.  And I took language to the next … Continue reading →

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Language, Literacy, and Storytelling – Part 1

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

As a teacher, I want to grow readers.  I want to help children develop a sense of understanding.  I want children to become curious, and eager to discover.  I learned early on that in order to do this, it all … Continue reading →

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A New Year of Reading Charlotte’s Web

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Every year I start chapter reading with my preschool class on ‘day one’.  And, the first book I read is Charlotte’s Web.  We have barely had three weeks of school and children are totally hooked.  They adore Wilbur and laugh at … Continue reading →

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Picture Books

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

The school year is beginning, and I turn to the most important thing I do in teaching – reading aloud.  This is an earlier post that explodes with many picture books I discovered, and how they became the golden key. … Continue reading →

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E.B. White, A Personal Invitation, and Charlotte’s Web

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

I read aloud every day in my classroom, and weekly at the library.  Picture books are a mainstay, yet reading aloud chapter books can move the world.  Are you surprised?  Don’t be.  Thirty years of reading Charlotte’s Web is proof, … Continue reading →

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