{"id":739,"date":"2015-09-15T15:38:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T19:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sawpublishing.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2017-02-14T13:32:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T18:32:01","slug":"five-great-things-about-reading-aloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawpublishing.com\/five-great-things-about-reading-aloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Great Things About Reading Aloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Reading<\/p>\n

Imagine for a moment that you had to choose only one school subject (excluding religious teaching) through which to complete your child\u2019s entire education.\u00a0 Could you do it?\u00a0 Is there one subject which taken alone could equip them academically and practically for their future lives?<\/p>\n

Would you choose science?\u00a0 Or literature?\u00a0 Geography?\u00a0 History?\u00a0 Math?\u00a0 Home Economics?<\/p>\n

What If The Only Subject You Taught Was Reading Aloud?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

You can learn just about anything from reading aloud.\u00a0 Reading aloud can teach science.\u00a0 It can teach literature, and geography, and history.\u00a0 It can teach the theory of math and home economics.\u00a0 Most importantly of all, it can also teach the truths of God\u2019s word, without which all else is ultimately useless.<\/p>\n

The majority of us do not need to make a choice of one subject.\u00a0 We are blessed with an almost overwhelming array of choices when it comes to our homeschooling curriculum.\u00a0 But one of the greatest tools in the hands of any teacher or parent is a very simple subject which has been available for as long as written language has existed.\u00a0 This subject is reading aloud<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s post we\u2019ll look at five great assets of this fun and easy topic for all ages.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0<\/strong>Reading Aloud Cultivates An Interest In Books.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

A child really can\u2019t be too young to listen to books!\u00a0 The sooner they start, the greater the chance that they will grow up loving them.\u00a0 Reading to a child introduces them to the advantages of books, even before they have mastered the difficulties of reading for themselves.<\/p>\n

Learning to read can be hard work.\u00a0 If children are familiar with books because they have been read to them, they are far more likely to be motivated in reading on their own.\u00a0 It can be a lot easier to read a book if you have heard it read aloud. You are already familiar with any names (often a stumbling block to early readers). \u00a0And you know that the story is something you have enjoyed before\u2014something you are eager to enjoy again by reading it yourself.<\/p>\n

The reason I am an author today has very little to do with what I was taught about writing in school.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t even enjoy writing as a subject until I was in my teens.\u00a0 But I always loved hearing books read aloud.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/strong>Reading Aloud Improves Reading Ability.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

If you are looking to improve your own, or your child\u2019s reading skills, this subject is for you!\u00a0 Reading aloud regularly is a great tool for fine-tuning your reading skills.<\/p>\n

When you read out loud, you pay more attention to the pace at which you read.\u00a0 You enunciate more clearly.\u00a0 You read with better emphasis.\u00a0 You tackle\u2014and learn to master!\u2014those hard words which you might just skip over when reading to yourself.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/strong>Reading Aloud Is Great For Teaching.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

As I mentioned above, the sky is the limit when it comes to what you can teach through reading out loud.\u00a0 My personal favorite has always been history.\u00a0 It is amazing how an engaging book can transform dry facts and dates into a vivid picture of life in the past. \u00a0For more details on teaching history through great books, see my post on How Do You Get Your Kids To Like History?<\/a><\/p>\n

The learning opportunities don\u2019t stop with school hours.\u00a0 When children love productive books, they carry on their education into free time, and holiday time, and just about any time that they can curl up with their favorite volume.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0<\/strong>Reading Aloud Encourages Discussion.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

When you read together as a group, you are all on the same page. (Very literally speaking!)\u00a0 You have all been listening to the same material, so you are in a prime position to talk about it together!<\/p>\n

Reading aloud flows very naturally into discussing aloud.\u00a0 Talking about a book allows you to take the advantages of reading to a whole new level.\u00a0 It encourages you to think about what you have read in a natural and practical way.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0<\/strong>Reading Aloud Brings Families Together.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This is the very best part of reading aloud.\u00a0 It is something that encourages families to spend time doing something they enjoy together<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Reading aloud is incredibly versatile.\u00a0 It requires only one person to sit still with the book.\u00a0 Actually, I\u2019ve known of exceptions even to that rule!\u00a0 If your schedule has already allotted time for any sort of group activity that keeps your hands busy, but your mind free, why not assign someone to read out loud while you work?<\/p>\n

I have fun memories of shelling peas, working on school projects, drawing, knitting, even running the sewing machine, while someone read aloud.<\/p>\n

If you are not prone to motion sickness, reading aloud in the car can be a great option too!<\/p>\n

It is a wonderful way to spend time together as a family, whether you are young or old.<\/p>\n

Give It A Try!<\/strong><\/h5>\n

We don\u2019t have to choose a single subject with which to educate our families for their entire life.\u00a0 We don\u2019t need to search through our curriculum for a single item which can impart it all.<\/p>\n

But if you found that kind of a subject, wouldn\u2019t it be a great addition?<\/p>\n

Reading aloud isn\u2019t hard.\u00a0 You can do it!\u00a0 Maybe you can\u2019t do it as well today as you will in a year.\u00a0 Maybe you will learn as much from it as your children do.\u00a0 But you can do it.\u00a0 And I would encourage you to find a godly, worthwhile book, and start today!<\/p>\n

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