The Read-Aloud Handbook
Seventh Edition
Jim Trelease
- Pages
- 384 pages
- Published
- 2013
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What's inside
Violence
Fighting, weapons, death
Language
Swearing, crude humor
Sexual content
Romance intensity, nudity
LGBTQ+ themes
Presence of characters or themes
Scary or mature
Horror, trauma, heavy themes
Substance use
Alcohol, drugs, smoking
What it offers
Positive messages
Kindness, courage, honesty, resilience
Positive role models
Characters who model good judgment and growth
Educational value
History, science, culture, how the world works
A note for parents
This is a parenting and education handbook, not a children's book, so content ratings for violence, language, and mature themes are not applicable. The book itself is an evidence-based guide that promotes literacy, imagination, and the parent-child bond through reading aloud, making it rich in educational value and positive messaging about child development. Parents and educators of any experience level will find practical strategies and research-backed reasoning to support children's love of reading. This resource is appropriate for adults seeking to improve their approach to reading with children of any age.
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A New York Times and million copy bestseller, the classic handbook on reading aloud to children—revised and updated Recommended by “Dear Abby”, The New York Times and The Washington Post, for three decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become... A New York Times and million copy bestseller, the classic handbook on reading aloud to children—revised and updated Recommended by “Dear Abby”, The New York Times and The Washington Post, for three decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, The Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies—and the reasoning behind them—for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.
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- Education
ISBN 9781101613863 · Penguin