[CALIBK12] Reading aloud to adults

[W Ferrell]

Other holiday read-alouds
How Murray Saved Christmas-Reiss
Politically Correct Holiday Stories-Garner




He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. Roy L. Smith

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:39:42 -0800From: shatz at verizon.netTo: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.eduSubject: [CALIBK12] Reading aloud to adults





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."
 
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." 
 
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. 
 
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).
 
*By the way Connie, I graduated from HIGH SCHOOL that year!
 
Joanne Ladewig  (A.K.A. "Library Lady")
Library Media Tech
Lawrence Elementary, GGUSD
Garden Grove, California
shatz at verizon.net
 
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Comments are my own and may not represent the views of GGUSD
 
 
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