![]() In one of those anticipatory spots, stop, look up at their faces for a second or two, and then continue when they are then on the edge of their seats. The key is to use this to build anticipation. Sometimes in a story you just need to pause for effect. This is varying the speed to the nth degree. Or the book police will be knocking at your door. ![]() The second half of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt should always be read at twice the speed as the first half. You won’t do this for more than a word or two, but the impact is great. Sometimes you might even read very slowly. When things are quiet, in dramatic moments, or the conversation is light, slow down the pace. When there is action going on in the story, increase the speed of your reading just a touch to match the pace of the action. You will be amazed at how this changes the tone of your story. I have a few tricks that I use in place of character voices that help us have a better read-aloud experience - no voices needed. Reading in a monotonous tone, or worse yet, barreling through the story as fast as you can, doesn’t make for a very exciting read aloud experience. Voices are not something I am particularly good at, they take a ton of energy to maintain, and who can remember how each character is supposed to sound when it takes you a couple of weeks to finish a read-aloud? I know there are some moms out there whose character voices during read-aloud time rival the work of Oscar-winning actors.
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