The Benefits of Reading Aloud

If you read to your child on a regular basis, it will benefit your child in several ways. According to "Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read", teachers should, "Encourage parents or other family members to read aloud to their children at home. The more models of fluent reading the children hear, the better. Of course, hearing a model of fluent reading is not the only benefit of reading aloud to children. Reading to children also increases their knowledge of the world, their vocabulary, their familiarity with written language ('book language'), and their interest in reading."

If you are interested in knowing more about children's books that are good read alouds, the reasons it is important to read aloud, and suggestions for doing it well, check out my Read Alouds Subjects directory of links to Guide articles and other online resources.

Then, let me know your reading aloud experiences by participating in the About Children's Books survey on reading aloud.