From: Joan Kindig <jsk7n>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:13:57 -0400

I have been lucky, I expect, but my graduate students (who are almost all teachers) absolutely adore the read alouds. I have never gotten a negative evaluation but, rather, write-in comments saying how much they enjoyed the books. Even if there are one or two who aren't delighted with time spent on read alouds, I think having 99.9% of these teachers in a class being exposed not only to books but to the joy of reading aloud is worth the risk of offending that hold out. Honestly, it's not like we're sticking them with pins! :-)

I agree entirely with Lisa's comments on the virtues of reading aloud and think explaining those benefits to adults AND children helps those hold outs understand the whole point of the exercise.

Finally, I think I have become more and more entranced by read alouds myself through my nearly constant use of audio books. I drive a fair amount in my work and there is always an audio book playing. A good reader, whether a professional on tape or us wildly enthusiastic college profs, makes all the difference. Listening skills are important and perhaps it all begins with listening to books?

Joan Kindig Assistant Professor/Reading University of Virginia 617 W. Main St., P.O. Box 400763 Charlottesville, VA 22904G63 434?4r11


On 8/25/04 8:38 PM, "Lisa Von Drasek" wrote:
Received on Thu 26 Aug 2004 10:13:57 AM CDT