Why read aloud? -- When to begin (and end) read-aloud -- The stages of read-aloud -- The dos and don'ts of read-aloud -- Sustained silent reading: reading aloud's natural partner -- The print climate in the home, school, and library -- Digital learning: good news and bad -- Television and audio: hurting or helping literacy? -- Dad: what's the score? -- A hyper kid's road to reading -- Treasury of read-alouds. How to use the treasury ; Wordless books ; Predictable books ; Reference books ; Picture books ; Short novels ; Full-length novels ; Poetry ; Anthologies ; Fairy and folk tales.
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