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THE PRACTICE: Teachers help students understand and make connections to their reading through social interactions in which students listen to and build upon each other's responses to the text.


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  • A Treasury of Read-Aloud Books from the Jim Trelease Read-Aloud Handbook
    http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah_treasury.html

    These excerpts from the Read-Aloud Handbook help teachers pick appropriate resources. Books are organized by type: wordless books, picture books, short novels, and novels.

  • Reading Together Strengthens Families ? Family Literacy Project (Cultural Folklore Books)
    http://www.read2kids.org/readaloud_folklorebooks.htm

    This list of read-aloud books is appropriate for pre-school through the primary grades. The books are identified by setting. This is an excellent resource for second-language teachers.

  • Reading Together Strengthens Families ? Family Literacy Project (Techniques to Use)
    http://www.read2kids.org/readaloud_techniques.htm

    This resource offers a short description of techniques that parents can use when reading to their young children.

  • Story Reading in the Classroom
    http://www.learningtoread.ecsd.net/read%20alouds.htm

    Read-alouds lead to think-alouds. This site represents favorite read-alouds for kindergarten and first graders. Books are categorized according to think-aloud strategies.

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