[CALIBK12] Reading aloud to adults

[Pamela Berberich]

I have often read one of the new Christmas books to my family that I 
have happened upon at the book store or that came into my elementary 
school to be circulated.  If you have a minister in the family, they 
usually say Grace.  If you have a bus driver in the family, they are 
usually in charge of transporting  family members, if you have a 
librarian or library tech in the family...they READ.  I agree with 
Joanne (I usually do :) you are never too young or too old to be read 
to.  I also read to my son through high school.  It was a wonderful 
bond, and gave us many things to discuss besides why he came in after 
curfew...or those other discussions of the teenage years.
Pam
Pam Berberich Library Media Technician
Anza Elementary School K-5
Blossom Valley Elementary School K-5
El Cajon, CA
berberichp at cajonvalley.net
pberberich at cox.net



ladewig wrote:
>
> Jeanne Nelson posted: "And Dr. Krashen, I read to my son and his 
> shipmates when they came home on leave from the Navy :-)  I do not 
> think there is an age when we do not enjoy being read to and hearing 
> stories told.  Reading aloud-- the other audio version."
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> Connie Y. sent to me: "I'll bet if we polled the CALIB listserv, many 
> of us would admit we love to listen to a well-read story. I can't 
> imagine I'm alone. I still love to be read to, and I graduated from 
> grade 8 in [year censored]*.  Don't do the math :)  Good readers bring 
> books to life for those who like hearing the richness of our language 
> and visualizing a great story."
>
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> So I wonder -- how many of us use the family holiday gatherings as a 
> time to read aloud some good holiday literature? In my family, I read 
> aloud (to mostly adults one year) "The Night Before Christmas" and 
> several years ago I read aloud "The Chanukah Guest" in my best 
> "Bubbie" (Jewish Grandma) voice to a group of adults, who loved it 
> (and none of them were Jewish)! One tradition we do most years is read 
> the nativity story from the Gospel of Luke in place of a formal grace, 
> just before the buffet line begins.
>
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> So Calibers -- do you like to be read aloud to? Any other ideas to 
> share for holiday read-alouds? I'm thinking about reading the O. Henry 
> story about the lady with the beautiful long tresses . . . or maybe 
> "Boxes for Katje" (was a CYRM older readers picture book several years 
> ago).
>
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> *By the way Connie, I graduated from HIGH SCHOOL that year!
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> Joanne Ladewig  (A.K.A. "Library Lady")
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> Library Media Tech
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> Lawrence Elementary, GGUSD
>
> Garden Grove, California
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> shatz at verizon.net <mailto:shatz at verizon.net>
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> Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the 
> ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
>
> Comments are my own and may not represent the views of GGUSD
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