Reading aloud to your students is one of the best gifts you can give them.  It’s a chance for you to model all of the work you want them to do when they read a text, and it’s an opportunity for students to practice thinking, talking, and writing about texts. Below is a link to an Amazon list of some of my favorite read-alouds. It is in no way complete, but I will add to it as I find new favorites (or remember old ones)!