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The ancient art of reading aloud has a number of benefits for adults, from helping improve our memories and understand complex texts, to strengthening emotional bonds between people.
During read-alouds, observe students and listen to their responses in class and partner discussions. Encourage students to use physical, verbal, and sometimes written responses to your read-alouds (e.g., thumbs-up, slates, make a face, dramatize, and partner talk).
1. Reading aloud aids memory retention. 2. Reading aloud promotes active engagement. 3. Reading aloud helps with language acquisition. 4. Reading aloud improves public speaking. 5. Reading aloud creates personal connection to the text. 6. Reading aloud reduces stress. Eight practical tips for reading aloud. Reading aloud in the digital age.
We will discuss the important benefits of reading aloud; how to choose good books to read aloud; how to model or teach comprehension strategies as you read aloud; and examples of how to use these comprehension strategies with two sets of books.
It's not always easy to convince kids that reading isn't a chore. But reading aloud can help. Here are a few ways to help you find joy — and value — in reading aloud as a family.
The key to a successful and powerful read-aloud is careful, deliberate planning. The first step in planning is selecting what to read. Here are some tips for selecting great read-aloud books: For emergent, early readers, choose books with powerful illustrations.
Amid the escalating national literacy crisis, with its grim statistics and deeply entrenched ideological battles, this one is an easy fix, experts say. Read aloud to your children and students.
In addition to providing books and reading resources, RIF highlights research-backed approaches to driving reading engagement. Learn from Dr. Molly Ness, a literacy expert, author, and podcast host, how to effectively inspire a passion for reading through the power of interactive read-alouds.
We review reading as a transactional process, revisit the benefits of reading aloud to students, provide a rationale for promoting engagement with texts, discuss three literacy strategies implemented in one first-grade classroom, and share examples of work contributed by the students.
And research suggests the act of reading aloud may benefit the reader, too: It may improve memory, cognitive function, focus and mood. But sometimes adults have fallen out of...