Reading Aloud

Looking back on my younger years in school, I always enjoyed being read to. My teachers would always designate a time for reading aloud and I got a good amount of it at home as well. I loved it, as many children do. To this day, I still enjoy it when someone reads to me. I never really knew, however, the significance it held to children's ability to motivate reading independently and writing skills and proficiency. I especially liked our lessons this week on children's writing. I enjoyed analyzing the work of Nate, as I never have looked into the creation of stories by children before. I had no idea there were different stages of writing and that their scribble means something. I can't wait to go home this weekend and read aloud to my 3 year old cousin and look at all the possible things he is trying to express by simply giving him a pen and paper!