tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053616136017028702.post5591427475712337631..comments2023-10-12T01:36:36.615-07:00Comments on Reflections from an Elementary School Principal: The importance of Read-Aloud (at school and home)PrincipalJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18325614337991252963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053616136017028702.post-40912927576987637402012-07-29T21:35:40.187-07:002012-07-29T21:35:40.187-07:00Jessica,
I was thrilled to read your posting abou...Jessica, <br />I was thrilled to read your posting about reading aloud to children and about Jim Trelease's work. I have been fortunate to hear Jim speak twice in person to gatherings here in my district in Temecula, CA. I have advocated reading aloud to the parents of my students for over twenty years. I do my best to convince parents in every parent conference and student study team meeting of the value of this simple practice. The favorite part of my day in my third grade classroom is our read aloud period. <br /><br />Another leader in this area is Australian, Mem Fox. I read her book on reading last year and decided to contact her. She is a lovely lady and it was a joy to hear back from her. <br /><br />To address your question on how to get the word out, I have created a page on my classroom website devoted to the topic which includes comments from Mem Fox and Jim Trelease after visiting the page. <br /><br />This is the single most important thing we can communicate to parents to help improve their child's performance at school. <br /><br />Here is a link to the page on my classroom website:<br />http://vhes.tvusd.k12.ca.us/cm...Dale Borgesonhttp://vhes.tvusd.k12.ca.us/borgesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053616136017028702.post-62225668915925530242012-07-22T18:12:47.796-07:002012-07-22T18:12:47.796-07:00Great questions Jessica, ones I wish I had the ans...Great questions Jessica, ones I wish I had the answer to. One project we had planned to do with help from a grant was to host a book club with parents using The Read Aloud Handbook. We wouldn't necessarily read the whole book, just sections relevant to parents. At each discussion, parents would be able to select 5-6 books to take home and share with their kids. At each subsequent book club meeting, they could bring back those books, discuss them with other parents, and swap for others' books or take home some new ones. Unfortunately, we didn't get the grant, but there is always next year.<br /><br />Good luck with your meetings with parents this fall, an idea I might steal.Matt Renwickhttp://howeprincipal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com