oral reading

Presents a rationale for using read-alouds and performance reading routines in the middle school classroom, and combines summaries of research with practical strategies for three kinds of performance reading, and four types of teacher-centered read-alouds.

A collection of fairy tale scripts designed for developing reading fluency in grades one and two.

Provides teachers, librarians, and parents with tips, techniques, activities, and more than fifty read-aloud plans for picture books that can be used with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten-age children.

Presents an annotated bibliography of over 2,000 suggested book titles for children ages kindergarten through grade six, including picture books, fiction, poetry, and folklore, providing advice on reading aloud, storytelling, classroom and library activities, and more.

Presents evidence in support of reading aloud to children, and features an annotated listing of recommended read-aloud books, including wordless, predictable, reference, and picture books, short and full-length novels, poetry, anthologies, and fairy and folk tales.

Explains why reading aloud to young children has such an impact on their ability to read and their entire lives.

Thirteen-year-old Bella tries to keep the tradition of lectors going in her Cuban-American community when workers clash with the owners of the cigar factory putting the jobs of lectors in jeopardy.

Offers advice to literacy coaches and teachers on how to use read alouds to help students become skilled readers and writers, featuring tutorials based on favorite picture books, discussing the importance of tone, intensity, pacing, and mood in reading aloud, and including a companion DVD.