ALL ABOUT READ ALOUDS
Tips for reading aloud:
- Pick books that the children will be interested in
- Set the tone and mood, so the children are engaged and listening
- Hold the book you are reading so that everyone can see the pictures
- Investigate the author and the background of the book
- Ask engaging and open-ended questions to enhance comprehension
Books to read aloud:
Before You Were Mine
By: Maribeth Boelts
- Interest Level: Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 3.9 (3rd Grade 9 Months)
By: Maribeth Boelts
- Interest Level: Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 3.9 (3rd Grade 9 Months)
The Giving Tree
By: Shel Silverstein
- Interest Level: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 2.9 (2nd Grade 9 Months)
By: Shel Silverstein
- Interest Level: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 2.9 (2nd Grade 9 Months)
The Kissing Hand
By: Audrey Penn
- Interest Level: Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 3.3 (3rd Grade 3 Months)
By: Audrey Penn
- Interest Level: Pre-Kindergarten - 1st Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 3.3 (3rd Grade 3 Months)
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
By: Simms Tabak
- Interest Level: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 1.9 (1st Grade 9 Months)
By: Simms Tabak
- Interest Level: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 1.9 (1st Grade 9 Months)
There's A Nightmare In My Closet
By: Mercer Mayer
- Interest Level: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 3.4 (3rd Grade 4 Months)
By: Mercer Mayer
- Interest Level: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Grade Level/Reading Level: 3.4 (3rd Grade 4 Months)