Read to Me

Read to me, read to me! As a teacher I read to the children during our large group time every day, but for some children this isn't enough. I would love to read to every child who asks this. However, there is myself and my assistant with 16 children all who have different needs and wants to learn. How do I give children access to books, reading and language when they want it?

One way I did this today was by giving children access to an online read aloud. They sat side by side on the computer using headphones to listen and watch a story being read to them. These children were at www.leadingtoreading.com. Here they listened to a  3 minute read aloud book about the bus. Meanwhile, I was able to play, engage, and work one on one with their classmates.

Some children listened to the same story several times. They enjoy being read to! Accessing an online read aloud really helps free up my time as well as provide children learning opportunities to become readers.

Read to me, read to me!