Adults are not the only ones who can read aloud. Older children who we read to can return the favor by reading aloud to us. This is a lot of fun and makes the children feel more adult. Also, older kids can take turns with us to read aloud to younger children. This gives the younger ones another reading role model and gives the older kids another lesson in the value of reading. … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Who Reads Aloud? Kids Joining In
Guide for Dads: Never Too Late to Start Reading Aloud
What if we did not read to children before they went to elementary school? Is it too late to start? No, it is never too late to start, even if the children are in secondary school. It may be more difficult to get started with older children, but the experience is just as rewarding for them and for us. Dads should start slowly and pay careful attention to finding material that … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Never Too Late to Start Reading Aloud
Guide for Dads: Reading to Older Kids in School, Part 2
Teachers in a wide range of subject areas at secondary schools, colleges, and universities are discovering what their colleagues in the teaching of literature have long known about the power of reading aloud to capture their students’ attention and to stimulate their thirst for learning. For instance, Professor Robert Coles has used stories to teach ethics to students at the … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Reading to Older Kids in School, Part 2
Guide for Dads: Reading to Older Kids in School, Part 1
Not everyone stops reading to children after they have learned to read for themselves. We know several secondary school teachers who regularly read aloud to students. One of them, Jimmy Leong, not only reads to his own classes, he has also read aloud to the whole school at assemblies and after the morning flag raising ceremony. Jimmy Leong teaches English and … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Reading to Older Kids in School, Part 1
Guide for Dads: Reading Aloud to Older Kids
Many adults, including teachers, stop reading to children after lower elementary school, sometimes even earlier. A common belief seems to be that reading aloud is the predecessor to silent reading and that once children begin to read silently, we should stop reading aloud to them. This is most unfortunate. Everyone – we adults included – enjoys being read to. However, … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Reading Aloud to Older Kids