tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post1043398207256150067..comments2024-03-28T01:02:50.999-05:00Comments on NCTE Inbox Blog: To Read Aloud or Not to Read AloudNCTEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158338704096862694noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-56022840988634743792009-03-09T16:12:00.000-06:002009-03-09T16:12:00.000-06:00I have enjoyed reading all your entries. I read to...I have enjoyed reading all your entries. I read to my students and they read to me;however, I find that many of my weaker readers do not follow in their books. As I read, they listen and watch me. When I am finished, they enjoy talking about what I have read. They ask questions that give me insight into their comprehension. Reading together is a special experience, but "talking about reading" is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-9405787072230849702009-02-21T00:31:00.000-06:002009-02-21T00:31:00.000-06:00I remember being read to 15 minutes a day by my Gr...I remember being read to 15 minutes a day by my Grade 6 teacher (several decades ago). The whole class was mesmerized. Today, for 15 minutes, the students in my district, if not the whole province, are supposed to read a book of their choosing to themselves. Many cannot do it. I have students read short passages to me in an after-school outreach, so they can gain the skills of active reading and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-81835673703036380282009-02-19T21:59:00.000-06:002009-02-19T21:59:00.000-06:00Jean C. Your comment covers it all. "The understna...Jean C. Your comment covers it all. "The understnading and the connections WE SHARE go way beyond the page. I am impatient to teach my urban high school students, or in any environment, the "connections" in reading. More so, the "epiphany" in poetry and short stories. Pehaps the theme, the tone or "voice", the author's purpose, the "sharing" of the story. I think sharing is "teaching". Reading Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-48847900193528884232009-02-19T02:51:00.000-06:002009-02-19T02:51:00.000-06:00I work in an alternative high school where many of...I work in an alternative high school where many of the parents do not speak, much less read, English. In addition, many of my students are parents themselves. I want to put together a parents' class in which I convey to them the value of creating a literacy rich home environment which includes reading aloud. Any ideas about approaching the parents -- both teens & older? <BR/><BR/>~MonaMonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578611439320544288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-87772589961663818492009-02-16T13:33:00.000-06:002009-02-16T13:33:00.000-06:00Of course it is important to read to young people,...Of course it is important to read to young people, and even older people, but the power from the story on the blog comes from the reader willing to share emotions and thoughts as the work is being read. The power is in the communication: reading and response.Mrs. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669292991112791345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-83963207510656759732009-02-15T18:32:00.000-06:002009-02-15T18:32:00.000-06:00Cat-I think providing them with the experience of ...Cat-<BR/>I think providing them with the experience of being read to is an important part of teaching them to read. There are very real literacy skills involved in listening to a text--skills that are different from, but no less important than, those involved in encountering a text in print. And, in this day of podcasts, books in MP3 format, books on CD, and so on, it's important to have good "MOTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303844193764773409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-56888404900512674212009-02-15T10:12:00.000-06:002009-02-15T10:12:00.000-06:00I AGREE! I not only read to my own children and ha...I AGREE! I not only read to my own children and have since the moment they arrived in our lives, I read to my 9th grade students. And they love it (all my kids). <BR/><BR/>I often wonder if I'm doing my 9th graders a disservice by reading aloud to them...once they leave high school I don't think college professors or bosses in the workplace will read to them. How do I balance teaching them to Mrs. Stathulishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875424100699041330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-28929629637560611632009-02-11T20:13:00.000-06:002009-02-11T20:13:00.000-06:00Sometimes I even read to my college students. Las...Sometimes I even read to my college students. Last few term I picked a longish short story and read for ten minutes at the end of each class. Since it was an evening class, we all had a sort of "bedtime story" feeling about this, and this is something I plan to keep on doing. I read to my own children for as long as they allowed me to, into their teens, actually, and I hope I am giving my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-78600330009862848972009-02-11T16:57:00.000-06:002009-02-11T16:57:00.000-06:00Reading aloud is important for students of all age...Reading aloud is important for students of all ages; I read to my high school students, and I have them read aloud during class on a regular basis as well. They thought that it was unusual to have oral reading in high school, but they do much better on tests, they've seen their vocabulary scores improve, and I know that they've read the assigned selections!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450219308234020188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-34017289896130969132009-02-11T15:02:00.000-06:002009-02-11T15:02:00.000-06:00I would absolutely support such a campaign, but in...I would absolutely support such a campaign, but in the meantime I think there's value in starting personal campaigns when we have the resources to do so. For example, in addition to reading aloud to my own children, I made sure that each niece and nephew received books on birthdays and at Christmas. Now that all of them are grown and several are starting their own families, I've initiated "Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673912573466780399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-3100520203659410122009-02-11T12:56:00.000-06:002009-02-11T12:56:00.000-06:00Of course. Duh. Absolutely. Without a doubt. Act...Of course. Duh. Absolutely. Without a doubt.<BR/> Actually, I already have. See my blog:<BR/>http://whattoreadtochildren.blogspot.com/Ellen Nicholson Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042935571224432748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-54203000041135618652009-02-11T10:54:00.000-06:002009-02-11T10:54:00.000-06:00As luck yould have it, today I was reading Sojourn...As luck yould have it, today I was reading Sojourner Truth's and Anna Cooper's speeches to my class otday and one student asked if I had practiced reading/performing them. I admitted that I had read them out loud once before to the earlier class but that I had not practiced the reading. He was quite surpirsed that anybody could read passionately or emotionally without practice. I read aloud CHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137338067028769005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-71303754844645970462009-02-11T09:36:00.000-06:002009-02-11T09:36:00.000-06:00I was so glad to read the comments about teachers ...I was so glad to read the comments about teachers reading aloud - - no matter what the students' ages. Everyone needs to know "the way it's s'posed to go," and reading aloud is one way of knowing.<BR/> The idea of making the read-aloud sessions at school part of the community seems like a fine and do-able project, too.<BR/> But, we all need to prepare and practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-28611581896880912162009-02-11T07:53:00.000-06:002009-02-11T07:53:00.000-06:00We already have many national initiatives that enc...We already have many national initiatives that encourage reading aloud to children. I believe "read with your child" has become for many busy families like the phrase "how are you?" (it doesn't really mean anything any more). I say all that to add - it is CRITICAL but what we are doing now is basically "preaching to the choir". We must find a way to meaningfully engage those families who do notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-78987038592465665722009-02-11T06:50:00.000-06:002009-02-11T06:50:00.000-06:00I read to my students in class all the time... and...I read to my students in class all the time... and I think they actually look forward to it! I tell them it's my chance to practice my reading and acting skills, but I think they see through that excuse!JTchrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667684488278785468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-20759388792453881192009-02-11T06:45:00.000-06:002009-02-11T06:45:00.000-06:00I agree! I read aloud to my high school students a...I agree! I read aloud to my high school students and they absolutely love it. I think that this idea should not end with elementary students-- Don't we all love to HEAR a good story?Mrs. DeRapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412356257110198452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-83005458409484849742009-02-11T05:45:00.000-06:002009-02-11T05:45:00.000-06:00Absolutely!!!!!!As a mother and a teacher I find t...Absolutely!!!!!!As a mother and a teacher I find this an invaluable and unused way to communicate. I try to read aloud a picture book at family gatherings. In November by Cynthia Rylant is a great one to use at Thanksgiving.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863047972264266416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-73072843019291019232009-02-11T05:43:00.000-06:002009-02-11T05:43:00.000-06:00I read aloud to my continuation school students an...I read aloud to my continuation school students and they follow along in the text. I tell them, "I have practiced for a long time learning how to read out loud as quickly as you would in your head." I make a great effort to enliven the language and pull them into the realm of the book. I believe most of my students were never read to, and as a result they never developed the staying power that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-84385709826935510072009-02-11T04:34:00.000-06:002009-02-11T04:34:00.000-06:00I work in an urban school. Many (most?) of our chi...I work in an urban school. Many (most?) of our children do not get read to at home. I totally support the idea of reading aloud at home (and still read to my teenage athlete sons). Like Franki, however, I wonder whether there are things we could do to make read aloud more accessible to urban parents. I am playing around with starting a read aloud time at the school every morning when parents areCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-8396026048587120632009-02-10T22:06:00.000-06:002009-02-10T22:06:00.000-06:00My 14 year old son and I read aloud for an hour ea...My 14 year old son and I read aloud for an hour each day. At first it was a scheduled task, now it is the highlight of the day. Two identical books, each of us taking a turn reading a page. The understanding and connections we share go way beyond the printed page. <BR/><BR/>It tugs at my heart to look over at a boy that is much taller than me, and see that he smiles while he reads aloud.<BR/><Jean Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005089465293450891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-52819496457269686692009-02-10T19:52:00.000-06:002009-02-10T19:52:00.000-06:00Thanks for writing about this, Millie! Franki, I'v...Thanks for writing about this, Millie! Franki, I've been thinking about what you said, here and on your own blog, and what I actually think is that the campaign should be for people to read-aloud WITH their children (or students, nieces, etc.). The WITH encompasses the child reading, or both parties using audiobooks, etc. I agree that this is still not perfect, that some kids won't sit still for Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-8105457068370191242009-02-10T19:03:00.000-06:002009-02-10T19:03:00.000-06:00I would, but I think I would broaden the campaign ...I would, but I think I would broaden the campaign and offer parents LOTS Of ways to get involved in their children's lives as readers. Maybe a whole list of possibilities so that they can come in where they are comfortable and then add from there. Read aloud being a key to it all for sure. But not limited to that.Frankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186802649034970935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-2078520876733967552009-02-10T17:40:00.000-06:002009-02-10T17:40:00.000-06:00No question about it.No question about it.teacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.com