Check out our Facebook Page for read-aloud videos featuring authors and celebrities!
Racial Justice and Equity Resources
Find great resources, including book recommendations, to talk with children about race HERE.
Find Black Lives Matter recommended children’s books HERE.
Find virtual events and other online recommendations for promoting Racial Justice directed to Community Members, Teachers, Parents, and sections for Grades K-2 vs 3-4 HERE.
Read Aloud from Home
FREE E-BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND AUDIOBOOKS
IF YOU HAVE A LIBRARY CARD# – Use the Libby app on your smartphone to check out e-books and audiobooks using your library card! On Android or Apple devices.
CELEBRITY, AUTHOR, AND OTHER VIDEO READ-ALOUDS
Storyline Online by the SAG-AFRA Foundation
Storytime from Space – Exactly as advertised. Fantastic!
Julie’s Library – Read-aloud podcast featuring Julie Andrews and her daughter, a children’s book author
Just Books – Audio/visual read alouds
Brightly Storytime – Selection of video read-alouds, sortable by age.
Kate Messner’s Library of Resources
Useful Websites and Videos
Wide Open School – Collection of activities and resources to support learning from home. Check out the Reading/Writing Page!
Find a short instructional video about how to engage children in dialogue while reading aloud HERE and more on active reading HERE.
Dialogic Reading Article by Reading Rockets
Scholastic’s Kids & Family Reading Report
Relevant Articles
Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers by Joe Pinsker; September 19, 2019
The Power of Relationships Study from the National Mentoring Partnership 2018
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
An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Literacy Through Mentoring by Jean Rhodes; July 21, 2013; The Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring
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.
Resources Created or Compiled by Read to a Child
Literacy is a Basic Need – White Paper
Why We Insist that Volunteers, Not Students, Read Aloud
Engaging Your Student
Engaging Your Student – From Volunteer Manual
Tips for Book Selection