Read Aloud From A To Z

 

A	Any time, any place, a child is worth your attention as you read.
B	Begin at birth for a better bonding experience.
C	Cultivate closeness as you cuddle in a cozy, comfortable corner.
D	Daily reading develops a sense of discovery - don't stop even when children can read on their own.
E	Encourage enjoyment by expressing emotion, excitement and enthusiasm in your reading experience. This is an effective way to form lifelong readers.
F	Frequent reading equals fuel for fun as you share feelings - and it's free.
G	Be a good example and a guide as you give the gift of reading to a child.
H	A home library and reading at home are good places to start for a happy reading experience.
I	Information sharing, independent thinking and imagination development are by-products of introducing interesting ideas to children.
J	Join together to read for joy.
K	Keep on reading even after children can read for themselves. Key in on a child's interests.
L	Lure a child to a lifelong legacy of listening skills and language development through a love of good literature. Use your LIBRARY!
M	Model good reading behavior. Readers are made, not born.
N	It's never too late or too early to be nurtured and nudged into reading - no shoving please!
O	One person taking the opportunity to read is often all it takes to make a reader.
P	Reading aloud is portable, pleasurable and develops pre-literacy skills while preparing a child for reading.
Q	A quiet time, a quiet place and quality books equal quality sharing time.
R	Relax and read at a regular time and place while role modeling that reading is important.
S	Share stories in a special place at a special time in a special way for a special person - and SMILE!
T	Take time to share thoughts, take time to touch and talk together.
U	Use your reading skills to develop an understanding of the world and its unique experiences for a child.
V	A valuable activity that helps a child increase verbal expression, increase spoken vocabulary and venture into a wider world of experience.
W	A wide selection of books opens a world of words and wonder. Reading books aloud fosters a warm relationship between reader and child.
X	Xanthous people and xylographs become as familiar as xylophones and x-rays when you can read.
Y	"YOU are special!" is a great message for the reader and the child.
Z	ZIP to the library, book store, garage sale, thrift store or book sale to find a zingy story to bring zest to a child's life.