Trainer’s notes
Reading aloud to children
Purpose
To help participants realise the importance of regular reading aloud to children
To help participants explore strategies for reading aloud
Materials
A selection of appropriate stories to read aloud in relevant languages.
Reading aloud OHT
Advantages of reading aloud activity
Advantages of reading aloud: key handout
How to read aloud handout.
Instructions
Ask participants to work in groups. Display Reading aloud OHT which sets out
some of the advantages of reading aloud to children.
Distribute the Reading aloud activity. Ask participants to work in pairs or
small groups to think about precisely how reading aloud helps children in the
ways set out in the OHT.
Distribute the Advantages of reading aloud: key handout. Take feedback
from the group about any points which surprised them, or any additional
observations they might like to make.
Explain that now the group is going to look at practical considerations
concerning reading aloud. Ask participants to choose a book to read aloud and
tell other members why they chose it and who they think would enjoy it.
Distribute the How to read aloud handout and give participants enough time
to read through and discuss.
Ask each group to choose a volunteer to read aloud the book they have
selected. The rest of the group are the audience.
After the story reading, invite the story reader to ask questions about the story,
as suggested in the How to read aloud handout.
Ask each group to comment on and note down what struck them about the
event.
End by asking participants to share additional comments or concerns in the
large group.