Reading Aloud and Beyond
Fostering the Intellectual Life with Older Readers
Frank Serafini, Arizona State University, Cyndi Giorgis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
ISBN 978-0-325-00522-5 / 0-325-00522-2 / 2003 / 112pp / Paperback
Imprint: Heinemann
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Grade Level: 2-6
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Reading aloud—that's for primary school children, right?
No, say Frank Serafini and Cyndi Giorgis. They contend that reading aloud is just as important for older readers. And they provide the research to back their claim.
They maintain that reading aloud belongs in the intermediate elementary grades, and middle school too, because it:
But Serafini and Giorgis do more than argue a persuasive case. They provide the practical wherewithal to implement reading aloud as an instructional strategy for both the language arts and the content area disciplines. They also include extensive lists of suggested literature—picture books, chapter books, informational texts, poetry, and professional references. What's more, these authors show how teachers can create in the classroom an intellectual universe where discussions are profound and students enthusiastic about expanding their minds and appreciating the sound and beauty of language.
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