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Raising an active reader the case for reading aloud to engage elementary school youngsters

"Raising an Active Reader explains research on reading aloud with children who are in early elementary school (grades K-3). Upon completion, adults will know how read aloud works for children who are learning to read, and how the ABCs of Active Reading (Ask questions, Build vocabulary, and make...

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Main Author: Cleaver, Samantha, 1981- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Subjects:
Parent teacher books.
Reading (Preschool)
Reading comprehension.
Literacy.
Active learning.
Summary: "Raising an Active Reader explains research on reading aloud with children who are in early elementary school (grades K-3). Upon completion, adults will know how read aloud works for children who are learning to read, and how the ABCs of Active Reading (Ask questions, Build vocabulary, and make Connections) build important reading skills"--
Physical Description: xviii, 181 pages : charts ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781475849288
1475849281
Author Notes: Samantha Cleaver, PhD, studied read aloud and developed Active Reading during her work with Read Charlotte, a community-wide initiative to double the number of students reading on grade level by 3rd grade in Mecklenburg County, NC. She holds a doctorate in special education with a focus on literacy interventions from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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