10 Reasons to Read Aloud to Children

by Susan Nixon, MA Ed.

Children will:

1. Hear new words;
2. Develop sentence sense and an ear for rhythm;
3. Enjoy and compare diverse writing styles;
4. Create common connections to ideas (as a class);
5. Use reading as a springboard to discussion and writing;
6. Gain new knowledge and understanding;
7. Hear standard forms of English;
8. Learn about a variety of writing genres;
9. Feel things they've never felt before;
10. Share a wonderful time with you and your favorite read-aloud books!

For more information about Susan Nixon and writing rubrics visit her web site at http://6traits.cyberspaces.net/outline.html.

Read to Your Bunny

Read to your bunny often,
It's twenty minutes of fun.
It's twenty minutes of moonlight,
And twenty minutes of sun.
Twenty old-favorite minutes,
Twenty minutes brand-new,
Read to your bunny often,
AND...
Your bunny will read to you.

By Rosemary Wells

Reading together twenty minutes
a day is the most important gift you can give your child.