TeachersChoices2011_web. Back-to-School Read Alouds: Favorite Books and First Week Activities. 50 Best Books for Boys and Young Men. Top 10s: My favourite coming-of-age novels - Reading Matters. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (1940) This isn't a typical coming-of-age novel, given that it's told from the perspective of four very divergent characters: a young girl, a drunken socialist, a black doctor and a sympathetic deaf mute.
But in many ways each of the characters share similarities: they are yearning for something that will help them "grow" emotionally. But my favourite character from this book is the delightful Mick Kelly, who teeters between being a playful tomboy and a proper young lady. Her "journey" is a heartfelt one: a poor girl who has an amazing amount of creative energy but doesn't know how to channel it in a fulfilling way.
It's not until she has some kind of "awakening" that she realises she is growing up and that her destiny is in her hands... Click here to read what Reading Matters' book group thought of this book. Atonement by Ian McEwan (2002) Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2002, the story opens on the hottest day of the summer of 1934. Children's Books About Friendship & Friends. 75 Books That Build Character. Top 100 Children's Books of All-Time. Developing a love of the written word can begin while your child is an infant.
Babies who are read to are much more likely to read earlier, understand concepts better, and be faster learners than babies who do not have the chance to experience books. It is never too early or too late to begin reading to and with your children. Choosing a variety of well written, colorful, and entertaining stories from some of the best children’s books ever will help develop a love of reading and a love of learning in your child.
Sharing that time together and cuddling up with a story to share will also help build a bond between you and your child like nothing else can. 40 Read Aloud Chapter Books for Young Children. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to start reading chapter books at bedtime to our sensitive 4 year old son and spunky 2 year old daughter.
Okay, the 2 year old might have been a stretch, but we’ll try anyway. Yes, chances are that your preschoolers, too, can sit still enough to listen to a long book while having breakfast (rather than watching TV) or at bedtime, when they’ve likely wound-down and welcome your prolonged presence before the lights are turned off for the night. Even if some of the language or concepts are slightly beyond your children’s understanding and maturity level in some of these books, you’ll be amazed at how much they will enjoy and even start to grasp “big” words and ideas after reading chapter books. (Hopefully, my own kids will learn to become overall better listeners as well!)
Besides, habitual reading is a rewarding ritual to develop and excellent way to bond and build memories with your children at any age. You certainly don’t have to read all of them. Chapter Books to Read aloud in second grade. Favorite Books for First-Graders - GreatSchools.org. 101 Read Aloud Books for Elementary Aged Children. 65 Favorite Read-Aloud Books for Boys: Reader’s Choice. 5 Read Aloud Books All Teachers Should Read « The Teaching Excellence Program. Written by Daya Cozzolino, TE Instructional Coach In my first year as an elementary school teacher, I learned the beauty of the read aloud.
Sure, I had heard about the importance of reading aloud to students from my professors in college, and I was even an avid follower of Jim Trelease. However, it wasn’t until I had my own classroom that I learned the true value of read aloud books. In just my first month of teaching, I realized that a good book could calm my students down, engage them, inspire them and instruct them in a way that connected to their lives.
Through those books, I also learned many lessons about teaching, about my students, and even about myself. 1. This book drives home the point of setting high expectations for your students, having a strong voice AND balancing it with warmth. 2. Let’s face it – all teachers have a rough day here and there and, as we learn in this book, so do our kids. Source 3. 4. I read this book to my very first class on the first day of school. 5. Registry1.html.