Wally "Famous" Amos, winner of a Barbara Bush Literacy Award, introduces this low-key guide for parents to help instill a love of reading in their children. Linda Crosswhite, Director of Chapter 1, shares 6 "how-to" secrets with parents, such as being a role model, how to select books, sharing books, and extending the reading experience (visiting the library, watching related videos, listening to audiobooks, etc.). While a lot of the material will seem self-evident to many viewers, those parents for whom reading is not a significant activity will benefit from the tips offered here. In addition to Crosswhite's instruction, the program features a fair amount of scenes showing parents and children reading together. The production qualities don't hold a candle to ALA Video's Read Aloud Now! (reviewed in our October, 1991 issue), and the occasionally sloppy sound editing is somewhat bothersome, but there's much more information here than in the ALA tape. Recommended, with reservations. (Available from: Curriculum Associates, 5 Esquire Rd., North Billerica, MA 01862-2589; 1-800-225-0248.)
Reading To Your Children
(1992) 30 m. $99. Curriculum Associates, Inc. Public performance rights included. Color cover. Vol. 7, Issue 4
Reading To Your Children
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