Read-Aloud Tips from Children’s Books Authors (Series)
The greatest part about reading aloud to your child is the bonding that comes along with it! You’ve read all about the benefits of reading aloud to children, you’ve downloaded our handy ’35 Little Ways to Read Aloud’ (hint: it’s in our FREE resource library), AND you know all about how to choose books based on theme. Go ‘head you!
Now you must be wondering… but HOW do I read-aloud? What are some read-aloud tips that will really make the experience great?
We’ve got you covered! In this series, you will hear from our favorite children’s books authors! If you are in our Facebook Community, you may have seen them during a live read-aloud or featured on our video podcast. How awesome that they carved out even more time to provide some reading tips for parents!!
Our next children’s books author in this series is Alyssa Schermel!
Find out more about Alyssa and read her tips below:
Three Tips for Read-Alouds
- If it’s a well-loved book that is requested over and over, make it fresh each time for yourself! Find something new about the story that can spark your excitement. When you get excited, your child will be more likely to get excited too! You could look for something new in the illustrations, like maybe a colour theme. Or maybe you could try to connect more emotionally with a certain character!
- If the child is losing interest, surprise them! Ask them a question about the story. Ask them what they would do in the character’s shoes. Get them to find something in the illustration. Start talking in a silly voice! There are endless ways to bring focus back to the story!
- Allow your imaginations to really take off! Go with the flow and let yourself be a kid again. Maybe you dress up as the characters before reading. If it’s a story you both know well, maybe you act out a part of the story together. Or it could be as simple as asking your child what they sense (see, hear, smell, taste, touch) with different lines. Sky is the limit when it comes to imagination!
About the Author
Alyssa Schermel (a.k.a. Unicorn Princess Gemma) is a children’s entertainer and author of “The Unicorn Princess.” She loves sparking imagination and creative expression in kids as a way of building self-esteem. Alyssa has tons of experience reading to kids – from kids birthday parties to her wonderful nephew that she reads to before bedtime!
Find Alyssa online: Live Read Aloud | Podcast Episode
