Since most kindergartners cannot yet read, the books that teachers choose to read aloud
have an impact far beyond their entertainment factor. Reading aloud is an important part of
the reading curriculum in emergent literacy, and there is little research that examines the
content of books that teachers read aloud. This study used multiple data-collection strategies
(including a questionnaire, interviews with and observations of the teachers, and book logs)
to examine the content of books read aloud; and teachers' strategies and reasons for book …