This week, we’re excited to share another short episode full of read-alouds with you! Here at Scholastic, we know that reading aloud with your child is one of the most important things you can do to, and it shouldn’t stop once they can read on their own. According to data from our recent Kids and Family Reading Report, the frequency of reading aloud drops off significantly after children turn 5, and again after they turn 8. But kids between the ages of 6 and 11 overwhelmingly reported that they still enjoy being read to! In the spirit of those findings, this week, we’re sharing five read-alouds for your 8- to 12-year-old.
Additional Resources:
- More information about the Dog Man series
- Listen to our episode with Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man
- More information about Beetle Boy by M. G. Leonard
- Listen to our episode with M. G. Leonard, the author of Beetle Boy
- More information about the Horizon series
- Listen to our episode with Scott Westerfeld, the author of Horizon
- More information about Refugee by Alan Gratz
- Listen to our episode with Alan Gratz, the author of Refugee
- More information about Pam Muñoz Ryan
- Listen to our episode with Pam Muñoz Ryan
- See more data around the importance of reading aloud
Special Thanks:
- Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
- Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Chris Johnson
- Produced by Emily Morrow
