It's for them that I read aloud. Get them hooked in a book, and next thing you know, they want to read something else by that author, or the next book in the series, or something that's "good like the one you're reading to us." Yes!
I follow the Nerdy Book Club (if you don't, you should!) where they talk about books. Bright, shiny
new books that I buy and read over the summer and fall in love with!Here are three that will definitely be on my list to read aloud next year.
This one was actually given to me by the ESL teacher who pushed into my room last year. It is so well written! Alice Ann moves from Chicago to Jackson, Mississippi in 1963 because her father is an FBI agent, investigating the murder of three young adults who were in the South helping African-Americans register to vote. Alice Ann is completely bewildered by the way she must behave around other students and around African Americans. It's a powerful book that shows how far we've come, and yet, given the news, how far we still have to go. Sure to generate lots of good discussions!
new books that I buy and read over the summer and fall in love with!Here are three that will definitely be on my list to read aloud next year.
This one was actually given to me by the ESL teacher who pushed into my room last year. It is so well written! Alice Ann moves from Chicago to Jackson, Mississippi in 1963 because her father is an FBI agent, investigating the murder of three young adults who were in the South helping African-Americans register to vote. Alice Ann is completely bewildered by the way she must behave around other students and around African Americans. It's a powerful book that shows how far we've come, and yet, given the news, how far we still have to go. Sure to generate lots of good discussions!
All three of these books have female protagonists. No problem! Some of my tried and true read-alouds (Michael Vey, Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, Magyk, Gregor the Overlander) have great boys as main characters!
What are you planning to read to your students this year?
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your recommendations! I definitely want to check out Fish in a Tree. I agree that read alouds are one of the best ways to get reluctant readers interested in books!
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