"Dear Mrs. MacLeod,
I love when you read to us using special voices!"
Reading aloud to my students is one of my favorite things, and using special voices for each character has been something I have worked hard to develop over the years.
Today one of my students pointed out that my special voices are what makes listening to stories so much fun. She loves it. And I was about to read a book by one of my favorite authors: Mo Willems.
There is a Bird on Your Head!
The Elephant and Piggie books are especially fun to read out loud because in most books they are the only two characters (so I only have to master two voices), and there are lots of engaging emotions in these books.
As I read today, this same student who mentioned my special voices pointed out the two times when I made a mistake in the inflection. It was the funniest thing! My students are clearly spoiled as I reread the line that she told me I said incorrectly.
We read another great book today during which there were howls of laughter as the main character, Beatrice, outsmarted the Giant. I highly recommend it!
