Tag: reading aloud
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November 09, 2007 07:43 AM EST --
"Perhaps it is only in childhood that books have any deep influence on our lives...in childhood all books are books of divination, telling us about the future, and like the fortune-teller who sees . . .
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June 13, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
My stomach is tied in knots and it's not just because I have to get up and read a bit of one of my stories tonight in front of friends, family and press; it's not because I am unveiling our first . . .
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June 05, 2008 09:46 AM EDT --
Have you ever seen a truly great storyteller in action? Professional storytellers (and even some masterful amateurs) can act out stories and play any part just by changing their voices and bodies in attention-grabbing, . . .
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June 02, 2006 09:26 PM EDT --
Aside from my children growing up to be decent, caring human beings, there is NOTHING more important to me than them learning to love reading. I can't imagine a life without books. There . . .
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November 13, 2008 09:49 AM EST --
Reading with your baby at bedtime is fabulous. Some books, like Night-Night, Baby, seem to beg to be read curled together in a chair, with just a circle of light on the page. There's nothing not to . . .
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June 10, 2008 01:38 PM EDT --
When you 'read' books to babies and hold them close, it helps them develop language and a love of books while they feel safe with you.
'Researchers say that the number of different words . . .
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June 13, 2008 09:30 AM EDT --
Read side by side.
Your toddler may enjoy time "reading" by himself, along with you. Let him choose a favorite book, bring your own reading material, and then cuddle up side by side. It . . .
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November 13, 2008 09:41 AM EST --
Not every book on the kids' shelves at the bookstore looks like a book. Some have wheels. Others have stuffed arms and legs. Books like Woof invite babies to push buttons while Look at Me, with its . . .
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June 05, 2006 09:09 PM EDT --
I'll start by saying of course the title of this article is a bit in jest. No books are MUST have! And everyone has their own opinion on what the best children's books are, so this . . .
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November 01, 2007 05:08 AM EDT --
Third night for my Mom to be in the hospital. One thing I've noticed more on this trip than previous trips is how the professionals that come into the room direct their questions to . . .
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June 09, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
Vary your tone and volume.
You may not be able to perfectly impersonate a squeaky mouse or a terrible dragon, but you can change the tone of your voice so you speak softly on the mouse's lines . . .
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June 16, 2006 01:40 PM EDT --
SPRING ESSAY CONTEST 786 words
THE WEDNESDAY READER
by JOAN WOLSTEIN
''Mrs. Wolstein is here !'' ''Mrs. Wolstein is here !''
The sweet music of six and seven year . . .
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March 01, 2007 09:55 AM EST --
There are many picture books out there that are lyrics to songs. Some of the songs are traditional, like I've been Working on the Railroad by Nadine Bernard Wescott. Some of the songs are . . .
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January 13, 2009 03:04 PM EST --
Who hasn't prolonged the last few pages of a good book, hoping it would somehow never end? When she begs, "Again, again," your child is doing the same thing. She wants a few more minutes . . .
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June 16, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
Choose books with repeating words, rhymes, pictures of animals, and pictures of familiar objects.
Look for books your baby can interact with, such as lift-the-flap books.
Try taking a verbal break . . .
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November 13, 2008 09:27 AM EST --
You're not the only person who feeds your baby, or puts her down for her nap--you shouldn't be the only person who reads to her, either. When everyone who cares for your baby reads with her every . . .
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