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Reading aloud to students is important. Blah blah blah. Reading aloud to children is necessary because otherwise they won’t read the books we love and think are important. “Blessing Books” is when the teacher has read a little bit of a book to the classroom or touched the book and talked enough about the book to get the students’ interest and excitement up. It is especially effective if the teacher is reluctant and hesitant about handing over the book. Well, I don’t know if this is the perfect book for you. You mean you love ….. (name any type of……..) books? Really? Sitting down and reading the first chapter or two to a class or a child will probably help the child to read the whole chapter book.
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