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Parents and teachers know that reading aloud to children is important, and many parents of young children read aloud to them daily. However, when children start to read on their own, parents often stop reading aloud. But, the early elementary school years, when children are learning how to read on their own, is a perfect time to build vocabulary and comprehension skills through read aloud and Active Reading. Raising an Active Reader makes clear the process of learning to read, how Active Reading fits into raising strong readers, and the behaviors that adults can do to encourage strong language, comprehension, and vocabulary in children in grades K-3. This book extends on the ABCs of Active Reading (Ask Questions, Build Vocabulary, and make Connections) as they apply to older children and picture books, chapter books, and novels.



About the Author

Samantha Cleaver

Dr. Samantha Cleaver has worked in education for more than a decade. Her experience, as a teacher, school leader, researcher, and parent, all contributes to her writing for parents and teachers. She, like many teachers and teachers-at-heart, loves reading, researching reading, and writing about reading. Her most recent work, Read with Me: Engaging Your Young Child in Active Reading, was a collaboration with Dr. Munro Richardson and came out of their work advancing early literacy in Charlotte, NC. In addition to writing, Dr. Cleaver currently teaches middle school and is working on writing books that children and adults can read together. Her favorite books for Active Reading with her young children are Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat and What Mommies Like by Judy Carey Nevin.



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