To Read is To Fly ~ 10 Days of Reading Aloud/Day 1
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 5:00AM 
Welcome to the 10 Days of Reading Aloud!
I feel VERY strongly about reading aloud to your children each and every day - and not just to your small children, but to your big children as well.
Over the next ten days I want to challenge you to READ ALOUD TO YOUR CHILDREN (if you don't already). Read aloud each and every day and see if you don't notice a difference in the atmosphere in your home.
This Thursday, October 18 and next Thursday, October 25, there will be a link up for us to share what we are reading aloud in our homes. I hope you can join in sharing what you are reading aloud in your home.
I'm hoping this inspires us all to think more about reading aloud and the important part it plays in our lives.
In this series I will share things like:
- where I get read aloud suggestions
- how I have built the habit of attention that allows my children to sit for long spans of time while I read aloud
- the PROVEN benefits of reading aloud to your children
- how read-alouds can fit so well with history, math, science, music, and other curriculum areas
- a printable read-aloud log
- a post from someone very special in the read aloud world, along with free downloads and an AWESOME giveaway!
It is difficult for me to express just how much reading aloud has changed our lives. I have shared so many beautiful, exciting, funny, and touching moments with my children. Best of all, they are moments that will remain in our memories for years to come.
If you link up each week for Collage Friday, never fear... the link up will still happen, but I will be sharing collages of our favorite read-alouds!
I do hope you join me for the series!
What are you hoping to learn from this series? Do you have a specific read-aloud question for me?
Do you read aloud in your homeschool? If so, how much time do you average per day?
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Reader Comments (8)
I am looking forward to the next 10 days! I LOVE to read and really want to instill that same love into my children. They are 5, 3, and 2 months! :) With my 5 year old, I am trying to venture into chapter book read alouds with her, but she really isn't enjoying that much yet. Is she too young for this? If not, any tips on how to get her to sit and listen and enjoy the story? They both love when I read to them Picture books...for that I am so thankful! :)
We love read alouds, it's a large part of our homeschool. Looking forward to the series!
Amy, she may be too young. My oldest wasn't ready for chapter books until 8, my youngest however was ready at 5. The thing that helps my boys is having a coloring sheet while I read. It keeps their hands busy, keeps them focused but doesn't distract from the reading. I try to find ones that go along with the reading to reinforce it.
Yay, looking forward to the series! We're about 3/4ths of the way through The Story Girl by L. M. Montgomery. (author of the Anne of Green Gables series). My boys are enjoying it just as much as my girls and it's from the point of view of one of the boy cousins, named Beverly. Have you read it?
Can't wait for your series!!! I'm another read-aloud junkie, with currently 5 different chapter book read-alouds, not to mention books that coincide with our subjects. LOVE it!
I love reading out loud to my kids! I hope they never grow tired of it:)
Looking forward to reading your series on read alouds!
Our recent read-alouds have been the original Pinnochio and The Legend of Fire: A Ladd Family Adventure. He loved Pinnochio so much that he is reading to himself now. This week we are reading Farmer Boy. My student is 6.
Having trouble getting into my own blog, says I'm not invited to read it. Any advice from experienced bloggers appreciated.
I have 3 kids that love being read to every night. The oldest is 5 now, 2nd is 3, and youngest is still just 6 months old. During the read alouds, you can help your kids develop early print awareness and early phonemic awareness by making some minor changes to how you go about it. We have some tips about it here.