Brittany Gladish LLED 400 Reading Response 6

This semester there were a couple articles that I did not get around to reading but was interested in when we talked about them in class.  One article that I went back and read was "Guidelines for Reading Aloud" by Fox. This article stuck out to me to read because reading aloud is very important in a elementary classroom.  I remember being read to all the time.  My teacher would read books that were too advanced for us to read on our own so we would be able to listen and understand without having to struggle on the difficult words.  Fox stated, “Though it’s true that there’s no exact right way to do it, reading aloud is in fact an art form in which the eyes and voice play important parts.” (41) This quote is very important and explains a lot.  Those books that my teacher would read would not have been as exciting if it was not for how my teacher read the book.  When listening to someone read the reader must be expressive as to keep the students attention but to also express the book in a way the author wants.  As children get older and do not have pictures in front of them they must learn to be expressive and use their imagination.  By having the teacher read aloud expressive is a good example for kids to learn how they should be reading stories.  Reading aloud is an art form as the reader acts out scenes or adds noises in.  They are making the words come to life.  I really enjoyed this article because it explained so well how important reading aloud can be.  This is something I plan on doing a lot in my classroom.  I will not only have myself read aloud but also have students work together to read aloud a book and act out scenes.  I am glad I got a chance to go back and read this article.