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 A great book for all parents and teachers!!!! February 1, 2010
S. Wadsworth (Washington State)
This book is amazing and very interesting! This is coming from a mom that was a good reader, but never really loved doing it. It offers such good suggestions on how and why to read to your kids. My desire to spend time reading with my kids has increased and we are now going to the library on regular basis and reading each day. I realize that it is the bonding time that is more important than what we are actually reading. Thanks Jim for reminding me what is important! Buy two, one for yourself and one for your child's teacher as a gift.
favorite gift for new parents January 8, 2010
S. Wort (califon, nj)
This is a wonderful and important resource for parents. The first half of the book stresses the life-long benefit (and joy) of reading to your children in contrast to the harm of too little reading and too much/too early TV. The second half lists books that children love, giving you a tool for book selection. The result is children who love to read and are therefore naturally good readers, spellers, writers, and students. I always give this book to first time parents along with an appropriate baby book.
Excellent, Parenting Tool. December 31, 2009
apoem (Bosque Farms, NM USA)
I have an older version of this book and I have this 6th version of this book. The older versions are still useful because they list books that were great books and it seems to me they list more books than this one does.
However, regardless of how many books each version lists- this is an excellent reference and a great resource for parenting.
Mr. Trelease does a good job of sharing the latest information about reading. He shares charts, studies, graphs about how much reading improves tests scores, school grades and parent bonding. His information is easily checked if you are the type to do so.
He also shares lists of books that he suggests for children of all ages and both sexes.
The information he shares is very helpful and important for parents and teachers everywhere.
Love it! August 29, 2009
A. Dargis
This book gave me the "why" reading is important. Everyone knows they should read to their kids but after reading this and seeing the information about how that reading affects children later in life will really motivate you to make reading a habit.
I also appreciated the information about how the American school system is hindering children's reading and why their method doesn't work very well.
The book list in the back of the book is great!
 An Extensive, Popular Reading List and Handbook May 20, 2009
Shanna A. Gonzalez (Gaithersburg, MD)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook, first published in 1982, has sold over one million copies and gone through six editions. Trelease traveled extensively for the next 25 years, speaking to American educators and parents about how to promote a love of reading among children. He emphasizes reading aloud with parents and other adults, and his arguments for reading are focused on preserving culture, as well as benefiting children educationally and emotionally.
This book consists of ten chapters, the first nine of which a case for reading aloud to children, discussing when to begin reading, and treat other topics related to childhood literacy. Chapter three is especially helpful, describing the stages of reading aloud to children. Trelease follows children them through their maturation process, suggesting specific reading strategies and kinds of books for different stages of maturity. The tenth chapter is an annotated list of recommended readings.
Because of his secular approach, Trelease's primary criteria for selecting books are suitability for reading aloud, writing quality, and appeal to children. His emphasis is not on moral formation, and his moral criteria seem representative of our mainstream culture, especially the increasingly liberal educational culture. Still, this collection is highly respected, and contains many classic books. I have used it primarily to see what books might be popular with children in more secular circles.
The sixth edition is extensive, with over 1000 titles, more than in previous editions. Rather annoyingly, many titles are only suggested in topical unannotated lists such as "Fairy Tale Parodies" and "Sports Stories." I do recommend the final edition because it is more up-to-date and thorough than previous ones.
Jim Trelease has a web site (http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/) listing many of his educational resources, excerpts from his book, as well as a page for reviews of books that were published since the last edition of the book.
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