I have my Ph.D. in English, specializing in Children's Literature. My research focus is fantasy literature, so I have quite a collection of dragon books! My lively and energetic reading will engage your young dragon enthusiast! Coloring sheets will be provided each day to keep little hands busy. Dragon toys and costumes are highly recommended! Students will have the opportunity to share their favorite dragon toys and pictures. 

We will read a new story every week. Some titles include Duncan the Story Dragon by Amanda Driscoll, Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Gassman, and Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el.

At the end of class, students will hear a dragon poem by Jack Prelutsky! 

“People would stand in line for days and pay hundreds of dollars if there were a pill that could do everything for a child that reading aloud does. It expands their interest in books, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and attention span.” (Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook)

Reading aloud is one of the most important things we do every day. According to Dr. Joseph Price, "[O]ne extra day per week of parent-child [or teacher-child] read-aloud sessions during the first ten years of a child's life increases standardized test scores by half a standard deviation. That's as many as 15-30 percentile points" (Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family, pg. 63-64).

*Students will be muted while I read to eliminate distracting background noise, but we will have interactive breaks.

*I recommend putting Zoom on “Active Speaker View” instead of “Gallery View” in the top right hand corner.

*The 20 minute time allotment is a rough estimate. Class may be slightly shorter or longer.