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Jim Trelease

Jim Trelease (born March 23, 1941), also known as James Joseph Trelease, is an educator and author who stresses reading aloud to children as a way to instill in them the love of literature.

Biography

Trelease was born in Orange, New Jersey to George Edward and Jane (Conlan) Trelease. In 1963 he married Susan Kelleher; the couple has two children: Elizabeth Jane and James Joseph, Jr. Trelease received a BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1963. He served in United States Army Intelligence from 1964-1966 as a First Lieutenant. Trelease lectures to school groups and educational gatherings across the nation, often in conjunction with purveyors of books for young people, about the fundamental importance of youthful reading to the entire process of education. His lectures are convincing, persuasive, even inspirational in encouraging active parent-child interaction in the reading process.

Works

• The Read-Aloud Handbook, 1982, The New Read-Aloud Handbook, 1989,The Read-Aloud Handbook, Sixth Edition, 2006.
• Reading Aloud: Motivating Children to Make Books Into Friends, Not Enemies (film), 1983.
• Turning On the Turned Off Reader (audio cassette), 1983.
• (Editor) Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud, 1992.
• (Editor) Read all About It!: Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens, 1993.

References

• "James J(oseph) Trelease". Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2006.
• Schwartz, David M. "Ready, set, read - 20 minutes each day is all you'll need". Smithsonian, Feb 1995 v25 n11 p82(8).

External links

• Jim Trelease Home Page