Do's and Don'ts of Reading Aloud (pdf)

Tips for Sharing Books with Young Children (pdf)

Web Resources

BookPals Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Streaming video program featuring actors and other celebrities who read children's books aloud.

The Magic of Making Stories: Reading Aloud to Children
http://www.focusonyourchild.com/entertain/art1/A0000653.html
A website filled with information and research about how to read aloud to all age groups, what stories are good to share, and why such activities help to maintain good communication between all ages.

National Network for Child Care: Reading Aloud
http://www.nncc.org/Literacy/better.read.aloud.html
A website that explains why reading aloud is good for adults and children, and provides suggestions on what types of books are good to choose for your read-aloud collection.

Reading is Fundamental: Reading Aloud
http://www.rif.org/parents/readingaloud/default.mspx
A website devoted to researching and suggestions for reading aloud: why it is good, what it helps a child's brain to do, and what kinds of books are best for reading aloud. Includes links to articles, activities, and other web resources that can help enhance the experience.

A Mother's List of Favorite Children's Stories to Read Aloud
http://www.partnershipforlearning.org/article.asp?ArticleID=209
A list of different children's books that are good for reading aloud. Intended for the very young child.

Read Aloud Virginia
http://readaloudva.org/res_reslist.htm
A website talking about the VA initiative for reading aloud to children. Has a great resource listing for stories to tell, and websites that can help with resources for telling.

Elementary Language Arts: Reading Aloud
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/elem/ElemLA/elareading.html
A website created by librarians to help adults who are seeking to help children increase their literacy skills: comes with website links to online children story collections as well as children storybooks for reading aloud.

Children's Literature: Best Books
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/lists.htm
Not only for choosing stories to read aloud, but also a good listing of books for children to read compiled by teachers and librarians.

Reading Aloud
http://www.brucevanpatter.com/readingaloud.html
A good website that offers parents great advice for telling stories, as well as links to different stories to read aloud.

Read-Aloud Registry
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Opera/8114/index.html
A collection of good read-aloud books compiled by a children's librarian.

Family Literacy Foundation
http://www.read2kids.org/readaloud_books.htm
A website devoted to helping families come together with literacy, offering information on good stories to read aloud, and what techniques can help you and your child enjoy selecting stories to read aloud. Recommended Books are divided by categories.