Resources Created or Compiled by Read to a Child
Why We Insist that Volunteers, Not Students, Read Aloud
Engaging Your Student
Engaging Your Student – From Volunteer Manual
Tips for Book Selection
Tips for Book Selection – From Volunteer Manual
Books
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Additional resources from Jim Trelease available on his website.
Reading Magic by Mem Fox
Read-aloud tips by Mem Fox here.
Useful Websites
Children’s Literacy Foundation
Reading Rockets Read Aloud Page
Relevant Articles
How to Choose Read Aloud Books Babies to Third Graders by Reading Rockets, Rachael Walker, Maria Salvadore; Accessed on 8/3/2018
Want to Raise Your Child to Love Reading? Read These Secrets by Maria Russo; June 29, 2017; New York Times Insider
Why Reading Aloud to Kids is Important by Sedley Abercrombie; April 28, 2017; Journal of the American Association of School Librarians
Study Says Reading Aloud, More Than Talking, Builds Literacy by Susan Frey; July 18, 2015; Edsource
Reasons to Read Aloud to Children by K. Polette Updated on May 1, 2014; Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Literacy Through Mentoring by Jean Rhodes; July 21, 2013; The Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring