Read-Aloud Information
Dear Parent(s) and/or Guardian(s),
As Jim Trelease states in The Read-Aloud Handbook: "If we are spending immense amounts of time and money in teaching children to read and they are NOT reading, we can only conclude that something is wrong. The problem is that we have concentrated exclusively on teaching the child HOW to read and we have forgotten to teach him to WANT to read. To want to read. There is the key: desire. It is the prime mover, the magic ingredient. There is no success story written today . . . in the arts, business, education, athletics . . . in which desire does not play the leading role." Further, he states, "Reading aloud to children stimulates their interest, their emotional development, and their imagination." There is also a fourth area which is stimulated by reading aloud, and it is a particularly vital area in today's world. It is the child's language.
After reading Trelease's book, I decided to begin the Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program, but I need your help. Every month, your kindergarten child will bring home a Read-Aloud Chart. Please record the titles of any and all books that are read aloud to your child that month. At the end of the month return the chart to school. Even if the chart has only a few book titles on it, return it. Each child who returns his/her chart will receive a certificate. Thank you for your help. I look forward to a year of great reading!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Osnes
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