{"product_id":"the-artful-read-aloud-rebecca-bellingham-9780325109169","title":"The Artful Read-Aloud: 10 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and Transform Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"After reading this book, anyone would feel rejuvenated, inspired, more hopeful again. Rebecca brings us back to our better selves!\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's no secret that reading aloud to children every single day is one of the most important things any teacher, parent, or grown up can do to help children become better readers, thinkers, and frankly, better human beings. There are many resources available--scores of books, articles, web sites, videos, podcasts, and more that highlight the research on why reading aloud to kids is so vital, how to incorporate it into the day, and lists of texts to choose from for each grade level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Artful Read-Aloud \u003c\/em\u003eis a user-friendly guide that builds a bridge between the artistic world and the classroom, providing a deeper dive into the \u003cem\u003eartistry \u003c\/em\u003eof reading aloud. Rebecca Bellingham draws on her experience as a performer, teaching artist, classroom teacher, and literacy coach to make explicit connections between the arts and reading aloud, providing dozens of easy moves teachers can make that can enhance, elevate, and deepen the impact of interactive read-alouds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter focuses on a specific guiding principle that is drawn from the arts and is meant to spark engagement, provoke inquiry, and inspire deep thinking. She includes practical tips for how to bring each principle to life in the classroom, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to embody the text by making small shifts with your body and voice to bring the words to life, helping kids envision different characters and their actions more completely\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elearning when to slow down, pause, and read in an deliberate and careful way to give kids time to think, feel, process, and connect \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhen and how to create opportunities for talk, giving kids the space to ask questions and reflect on what they notice, wonder, and predict\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to give kids a chance to move around as they try on characters, recreate scenes, learn about new concepts, and live inside the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eprioritizing read alouds that give students practice listening to and learning from diverse voices while creating space for meaningful conversation about important issues relating to injustice, identity, inequality, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eways to be intentional in your choices, from matching books to the students in front of you to choosing passages that support instructional goals and teaching points.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Reading aloud to your students supports a balanced, rigorous, and joyful literacy curriculum that not only feeds the souls and minds of your students but your own as well. Dip into \u003cem\u003eThe Artful Read-Aloud \u003c\/em\u003eand see what's possible inside your daily read-alouds. By learning to make simple moves that model what real reading looks and sounds like you can help your students become the kind of readers all of us hope they will become: engaged, thoughtful, lifelong ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Bellingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0325109168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325109169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinemann Educational Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 7.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Rebecca Bellingham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941537743103,"sku":"9780325109169","price":38.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ca135a39-8342-4d5e-a55c-6c68cd2033e6.jpg?v=1681453495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-artful-read-aloud-rebecca-bellingham-9780325109169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}