1- Use expressions when reading. If possible, change your tone of voice to fit the dialogue and adjust your pace to fit the story.
2-As you read, keep listeners involved by occasionally asking, "what do you think is going to happen next?"
3-If chapters are too long or you do not have enough time to finish an entire chapter, find a suspenseful spot at which to stop. Leave the audience at a cliff hanger; they will be waiting in agony until the next opportunity to read.
4-Make an extra effort to have fathers read to their children since they aren't usually seen as the "school type". It will encourage boys and girls that school is for everyone.
5-Begin reading to children as soon as possible. The younger you start them, the easier and better it is.
6-During repeat readings of a predictable book, occasionally stop at a key phrase and allow the child to provide the words.
7-Set aside at least one traditional time each day for a story.
8-To encourage involvement, invite the child to turn pages for you when it is time.
9-Avoid long descriptive passages until the child's imagination and attention span are capable of handling them.
10-If you're reading a picture book, make sure the children can see the pictures easily.
1-Do not read stories that you don't enjoy yourself. Your dislike will show in the reading, and defeats your purpose.
2-Don't feel, as a teacher, that you must tie every book to class work. Do not confine the broad spectrum of literature to the narrow limits of the curriculum.
3-Don't select a book that many of the children already have seen on TV or the cinema. Once a novel's plot is known, much of their interest is lost. You can read a book and then view the video afterward.
4-In choosing novels for reading aloud, avoid books that are heavy with dialogue; they are too difficult for reading aloud and listening.
5-Do not try to compete with television. Allow a period of time for television and a different allocated time for reading.
6-Don't impose interpretations of story upon your audience. A story can just be enjoyable. Allow for discussions following read-alouds instead of during.
7-Do not overwhelm your listener. Consider the intellectual, social, and emotional level of your audience. Never read above a child's emotional level.
8-Don't continue reading a book once it is obvious that it was a poor choice. Admit the mistake and choose another.
9-Don't start reading if you are not going to have enough time to do it justice. Having to stop after one or two pages only serves of frustrate, rather than stimulate, the child's interest in reading the book.
10- Do not be fooled by awards. Just because a book won an award doesn't guarantee that it will make a good read-aloud.
Resources:
Jim Trelease. (2009). A dozen DON'Ts to Remember When Reading Aloud. Trelease.
Jim Trelease. (2009). 3o DO's to Remember When Reading Aloud. Trelease.