"I'm just reading a story."
Hello Everyone! Have you ever said it? "I'm just reading a story." I think I have, and I've probably written that on sub plans, or told a parent volunteer to just read. Do you ever feel guilty when you sit down to "just read" to your kids? If you are a parent reading this, do you ever put off reading to your kiddo because you're too busy or tired? I am so guilty of that!! For me, Read-Alouds were always saved for the end of the day if we have time. Of course I did read during reading, social studies, science, and even math time. One of my favorite things is helping kids make those important connections between literature and content area. I think I always knew that read-alouds were important, but one of my book studies this summer was "In Defense of Read-Aloud" by Steven Layne. In his book (got mine on Amazon) he puts the focus back on the value of read-alouds. The time spent on embracing and celebrating a good book, is priceless. He su...