| Reviewed: |
Jun 17, 2012 by Teacher Education |
| Overview: |
Read Aloud.Org is the offical website for the Read Aloud Organization which seeks to encourage parents to read to their children at home. |
| Learning Goals: |
Parents will be encouraged to read aloud to their children.
Parents will be provided with resources to help them find books appropriate for their children.
Educators have access to research articles, recommended books, and information about the organization and its events. |
| Target Student Population: |
The parents of preschool and elementary school students could benefit from the advice on how to read to children and from receiving a box of books if they are eligible.
Pre-service and in-service teachers can benefit from the content of the site and teacher educators could use it as a resource in reading and language methods classes. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: |
None |
| Type of Material: |
Collection -- This is a colorful site that contains videos of Hilda, the talking goat, and provides information for parents to encourage them to read aloud to their children. There is also an interactive tab to create e-cards. |
| Recommended Uses: |
Librarians, teachers, literacy awareness organizations, and parents could share the reading tips and information regarding the book festivals in the local area. There is also a Big Box of Books program created by the Read Aloud organization which donates books to low income families. Teachers could partner with local libraries to provide the books on the recommended book lists. The recommended book lists could then be distributed to parents for use at home. |
| Technical Requirements: |
A flash player or a real player is needed to view the animation and to create e-cards. Computer must be able to access video and open .zip files. |
