Read with Me

Samantha Cleaver led the initial design and startup of Active Reading work for Read Charlotte, a community-wide initiative to double the number of students reading on grade level by 3rd grade in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. She earned a doctorate in special education with a focus on literacy interventions from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Munro Richardson is the executive director of Read Charlotte, a community-wide initiative to double the percent of students reading on grade level by 3rd grade in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Richardson earned a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in political science.

• Introduction: The Power of Active Reading Chapter 1: Reading “With” versus Reading “To”Active Reading: Raising Readers Using Decades of Research The ABCs of Active Reading When to do Active Reading: Taking Advantage of Child Development Learning to Love BooksChapter 2: Learning to Read: Joint Attention, Print Concepts, and Print Knowledge Learning to Read vs. Reading to Learn How Children Learn to Read Learning to Read: The Early Years Sharing a Story: Joint Attention Teaching the Basics of Books Learning to Read Chapter 3: How to Read a Book: Repeated Reading, Fill-in-the-Blank, Picture Walks, and Talk More Early Language and Active Reading How Children Develop Language Repeated Reading Picture Walks Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts Talk MoreReading Together Chapter 4: How to Talk about a Book: Asking QuestionsAsk Questions Setting the Foundation for Reading Comprehension: How Children Learn to Understand what they Read Asking and Answering Questions: The Foundation for Reading Comprehension Talk about a Book Chapter 5: Building Vocabulary: How to Teach Words in Books Building Vocabulary: A Powerful ToolFinding Rare Words in Books Building Vocabulary from Books: Repeated Reading and Conversation Building Vocabulary through Active Reading Building Vocabulary after Reading: Talking Beyond Books Building Vocabulary as Children Grow Chapter 6: Make Books Bigger: Connect to the Child’s World Make Connections to Build Meaning Connect to ExperiencesConnect to Stories Build Background Knowledge Connect to your Child’s World Chapter 7: How to Talk about Sounds: Building Phonemic Awareness and Letter Knowledge through Active Reading What is Phonemic Awareness?Active Reading to Build Phonemic Awareness Teaching Letters through Active Reading How do Kids Learn to Read Words? From Singing to Reading Chapter 8: The Active Reading Bookshelf: Building a Library for Active Reading Access to Books How to Build an Active Reading LibraryActive Reading and Informational TextThe Active Reading BookshelfChapter 9: Time to Read: Doing Active Reading One book at a Time: Answering Questions about Active Reading Is e-Reading Active Reading?Raising Kids who Love to ReadRead with Me Appendix A: Books for Active Reading Great for Pointing and LabelingGreat for Letting your Child take over Story Telling Great for Asking Questions Great for Building Vocabulary Great for Connecting to Everyday ExperiencesGreat Fiction Picture Books for Building Background KnowledgeGreat Nonfiction Picture Books for Building Background Knowledge Great for Picture Walks Great for Fill-in-the-BlankGreat for Rhyming and Alliteration Great for Learning Letters and ABCs Wordless Picture Books Diverse Books for Active Reading Appendix B: Active Reading Guides Llama Llama Red PajamaMaisy Goes to PreschoolNoisy NoraThe Gruffalo’s ChildA Seed is SleepyOwl BabiesWhere the Wild Things Are Rosie’s HatBunny MoneyRumble in the Jungle Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Little Blue Truck Leads the Way10 Minutes til Bedtime Appendix C: Building a Coordinated System of Active Reading in Your CommunityGlossary

Everyone can read with young children like a pro and this book will show to the easy steps. This simple, fun approach really can make reading the amazing experience every family wants it to be.