The articles below the videos have been compiled from materials given to
our volunteers during their reading club training and orientation sessions.
Please click the play button below for an inspiring video about Jim McKenna, a retired teacher turned storyreader, who demonstrates some great
read-aloud techniques and why we read aloud to children.
Graphic novels can present different challenges to read aloud. Teachers choose the books we read aloud each month, and they sometimes choose graphic novels to engage kids in this style of book that is popular with kids, especially those disinclined to read chapter books. Click the above link for practical, easy tips about reading graphic novels aloud to make your reading club sessions more engaging and fun!
Check out elementary school teacher Maya Le Espiritu's TikTok videos above about making reading aloud fun and engaging, such as her video on how to Get the Most out of Storytime!
In our monthly reading clubs, "Shared Reading" does
not mean "having the kids take turns reading aloud."
Learn how to share the enjoyment of reading
with children by allowing them to follow along as you
read aloud in an enthusiastic and expressive manner.
Discussion during the read-aloud session can foster increased student
participation and improve story comprehension. These guidelines should
help you develop appropriate questions.
Every child is unique and may be more or less developed than the norm.
However, these guidelines will give you some sense of what to expect
from the children in your reading club in terms of educational level,
art ability, and emotional level.
If we readers plan story reading sessions that incorporate a wide range of modalities, we are likely to produce a group of enthusiastic, engaged learners.
This module provides guidance for how to handle special circumstances that
may come up during the reading clubs, such as a locked classroom, a child
who doesn't want their prize book, and extremely shy or quiet children.
