Read Aloud

I am taking a class at BYU that is focused on writing picture books for children and adolescents with professor Rick Walton. Basically the entire class is writing a picture book manuscript every week and reading 130 picture books throughout the semester. I highly recommend this class if you are interested in pursuing a career or dream in writing. In the class, he talked about a new blog that he and other authors created called whyreadaloud.wordpress.com which is all on why it is important to read aloud in your classroom. This is the opening of the blog:

Did your teacher read aloud to you?

Are you a teacher who reads aloud to your students?

Tell your stories here. Post them in the comment section.

And then we will figure out a way to get your stories to the administrators and teachers who need to hear them. Your story of how being read to made your life better might motivate a teacher to read to her kids and make their lives better.

Please add your name and your occupation to your story. (If for some reason you do wish to remain anonymous, for example, if your story is about how you were in the middle of committing a major crime and you suddenly remembered something your teacher read to you which caused you to turn your life around, or if you are in the witness protection program you don’t have to post any identifying information.)

I found in interesting to read the stories and realize that for me in 5th grade, the class read aloud is what inspired me to really love reading. If you have your own story, share it!