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Distance Learning Literacy Opportunities: Read Aloud Chapter Books

Wizarding World


Catch exciting contributors at Wizarding World as they read 

Harry Potter series

in their Harry Potter At Home

project

You can also tune in to Harry Potter At Home on Spotify

ES Mac's Book Club Show

Join Mac Barnett's Book Club.

Mac's Book Club uploads read aloud weekly

Watch the first chapter of Mac Undercover read aloud below

ES Chapter Books & Early Readers Read Aloud

Watch this playlist fom Authors Everywhere! featuring early readers and middle school authors read their books aloud. The playlist also features writing tips from Debbi Michiko Florence and more.

ES and MS Listen and draw with Grace Lin

Listen to awarding winning author Grace Lin read the prologue from her newest novel. 

Mulan: Before the Sword

ES and MS The World of David Williams

Listen to an excerpt of The World's Worst Children below and,

find more fun activities from The World of David Williams website here

ES and MS Miss Blake Is a Flake! by Dan Gutman

Listen to Dan Gutman as he reads his new My Weird School Book,

Miss Blake Is A Flake!

Upper ES and MS Friend or Fiction by Abby Cooper

Author Abby Cooper reads the first chapter of her middle grade novel,

FRIEND OR FICTION

Harry Potter Escape Room

J.K. Rowling The Ickabog

Upper ES and MS Chris Tebbetts, The Worst Years of My Life

Listen to Chris Tebbets read the first two chapters of his book, co written with James Patterson,

The Worst Years of my Life

Upper ES and MS Kate Messner Read Alouds

 Watch Kate Messner shares a read-aloud excerpts from her books

Click here to watch and listen more Kate Messner read alouds from her YouTube channel

Upper ES and MS I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Read Aloud

Watch this playlist of Lauren Tarshis as she reads each chapter of her book

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

Upper ES and MS Sayantani DasGupta reads The Serpent's Secret

Watch Sayantani DasGupta reads

The Serpent's Secret

MS KA Holt House Arrest Read Aloud

Listen to author KA Holt read an excerpt from her award winning novel-in-verse

House Arrest

MS Jo Knowles reads from Where The Heart Is

Watch Jo Knowles read the first chapter of her book

Where the Heart Is 

and give writing exercise for aspiring writers

MS Lynda Mullay Hunt Read Alouds

MS Jennifer Trafton

Stay tune everyday with Jenifer Trafton as she reads her book and share fun activities in her Facebook Page

MS and HS Neal Shusterman Storyman Virtual Reading Series

Watch this Neal Shusterman playlist as he read his books from his Story Virtual Reading Series.

MS and HS Jason Reynolds reads Ghost

Jason Reynolds reads an extract from his amazing book

Ghost

MS Andrew Peterson The Wingfeather Saga Read Aloud

Upper ES and MS Leah Henderson's The Magic In Changing Your Stars Read Aloud

Watch Leah Henderson read the first chapter of her book 

The Magic in Changing Your Stars

Upper ES and MS Any Day With You by Mae Respicio

Mae Respicio reads a snippet of 

ANY DAY WITH YOU

and shares a quick writing prompt! 

Upper ES and MS Christina Farley read The Princess and the Page

Watch Christina Farley read the first chapter of her book

The Princess and the Page

MS Ann Braden, The Benefits of Being An Octopus

Ann Braden reads from the first chapter of her debut middle grade novel,

THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS

MS Words With Wings by Nikki Grimes

Children's poet Nikki Grimes reads selections from her verse novel

WORDS WITH WINGS

ES and MS Helene Boudreau Draw Me

Join children and young adult 

Helene Boudreau

for fun activities such as draw and read along from her website Draw Me More