Attention Parents: New Books About Reading to Your Children

We've recently added two books to all our libraries' collections about the importance of early literacy and what impact parents can have on their children just by reading to them.


The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (372.452 Tre)

Summary from Publisher: For more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease’s beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, The Read- Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies—and the reasoning behind them— for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.

Miss Bridget's opinion: The best part of The Read-Aloud Handbook is the Treasury of Read-Alouds that the author includes. If you don't know which books to read aloud to your children, check his list for great ideas. The treasury includes summaries and age recommendations.


Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever by Mem Fox (372.677 Fox)

Summary from Publisher:

Bestselling children's author and internationally respected literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their ability to learn to read.
         

With passion and humor, Fox speaks of when, where, and why to read aloud and demonstrates how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most out of a read-aloud session. She discusses the three secrets of reading, offers guidance on defining and choosing good books, and addresses the challenges that can arise. And this new edition boasts twenty pages of fresh material, including two new chapters on boy readers and phonics, a foreword, and a list of "Twenty Books that Children Love."
         

Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this book is a favorite of educators and parents and a must-have for anyone interested in how children learn to read.

Miss Bridget's Opinion: Reading Magic is a quick read that will change how you view reading to your children. I like Mem Fox's advice that you should read three books to your children every day: one old favorite, one familiar story, and one new story.

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