Hey there!
Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook (8th Ed) gave a direction to my dream to work for and with youth.
Read Aloud Society is my dream to develop resources for families, schools, and communities to support early childhood and adolescent literacy development.
I am currently pursuing research on how reading aloud can support:
- Language skills for ESL children
- Cultural upbringing of immigrant children, and
- Islamic upbringing of Muslim children.
Continue browsing this page for more resources on reading aloud to children and book suggestions.
For FREE Parent Brochures on Reading by Jim Trelease visit his site here
Explore the world languages available at Edmonton Public Libraries here or ask a librarian at your local library what they have to offer.
What we make children love will always outweigh what we make them learn.
The Read-aloud Handbook Seventh Edition by Jim Trelease (p. xxi)
When I was twelve, [an] ad appeared in the local newspaper asking for volunteers to read aloud during preschool story time at the public library. I’m sure I wasn’t quite who they where looking for, but the librarian gave me a chance, and my knack for reading aloud provided enjoyment for both the children in attendance and their parents.
Jim Trelease’s The Read-aloud Handbook Eighth Edition Edited by Cyndi Giorgis
(p. xix)
Encourage interaction between age groups.
We must ensure that children’s early encounters with reading are pleasurable so they will cheerfully return to the experience, now and forever. Our ultimate goal is to create lifetime readers.
Jim Trelease’s The Read-aloud Handbook Eighth Edition Edited by Cyndi Giorgis
(p. vi)
Weave Communities of book lovers and lifelong leaners.
Enhance diversity of multicultural and multilingual communities
Use bilingual books and family photo albums to connect children to their mother tongue, homeland, and relatives back home.
In the United States, in the very very near future, we are going to see a new standard for the Muslim community… And by the time [the youth] come out of high school and college, their [Arabic will be fluent] and education in the seerah and in the fundamentals of Islam is rock-solid… before they go into higher studies in sociology, political science, history, anthropology, they will study the they human sciences [with Islamic knowledge].
Today’s Youth & The Search for “The Role Model” by Nouman Ali Khan (1:07)
Introduce Muslim children to books of stories from the Quran and Hadith.
Book Reviews
By Age
Board Books
for Babies and Toddlers
Coming Soon
Picture Books
for Preschoolers and ElementaryStudents
Coming Soon
Books for Teenagers
Coming Soon
By Language
English Only
Coming Soon
English Arabic Bilingual
Coming Soon
English Bengali Bilingual
Coming Soon
Religious
Islamic Books
Coming Soon
About Me
Hi, I’m Mahmuda. After completing my Bachelor of General Studies with an interdisciplinary four in writing studies and educational technology, I decided to infuse my love for writing with my passion for community engagement. Read more
Aura Project 