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'''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.
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'''James Joseph Trelease''' (March 23, 1941 – July 28, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=James J. Trelease Obituary (2022) The Republican |url=https://obits.masslive.com/us/obituaries/masslive/name/james-trelease-obituary?id=36076458 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> was an American educator and author who stressed reading aloud to children to instill a love of literature.


==Life==
==Life==
James “Jim” Trelease was born on March 23 in [[Orange, New Jersey]] to George Edward and Jane (Conlan) Trelease, a [[Cornish American]] family.<ref>Rowse, A.L. The Cousin Jacks, The Cornish in America</ref> In 1945, his family moved to [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union, New Jersey]] where he attended St. Michael Parish School. In 1952, his family moved to [[North Plainfield, New Jersey]]. Here he attended Stoney Brook Junior High and North Plainfield High School. Three years later, he moved again to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] and attended Cathedral High School. He graduated in 1959. From 1959 to 1963, Trelease was enrolled in the University of Massachusetts, where he received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]].<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> In 1963, he married Susan Kelleher; the couple has two children: Elizabeth Jane and James Joseph, Jr. Trelease. He served in [[United States Army]] [[Military intelligence|Intelligence]] from 1964 to 1966 as a [[First Lieutenant]].
Jim Trelease was born on March 23 in [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]], New Jersey, to George Edward and Jane (Conlan) Trelease, a [[Cornish American]] family.<ref>Rowse, A.L. The Cousin Jacks, The Cornish in America</ref> In 1945, his family moved to [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]], New Jersey, where he attended St. Michael Parish School. In 1952, his family moved to [[North Plainfield, New Jersey|North Plainfield]], New Jersey. Here, he attended Stoney Brook Junior High and North Plainfield High School. Three years later, he moved again to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], and attended Cathedral High School. He graduated in 1959. From 1959 to 1963, Trelease was enrolled in the [[University of Massachusetts]], where he received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html|title=Jim Trelease Biographical Page|publisher=}}</ref> In 1963, he married Susan Kelleher and had two children: Elizabeth Jane and James Joseph, Jr. Trelease. He served in [[United States Army]] [[Military intelligence|Intelligence]] from 1964 to 1966 as a [[First Lieutenant]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}


Trelease lectured to school groups and educational gatherings across the nation from 1979 until 2008, often in conjunction with purveyors of books for young people, about the fundamental importance of youthful reading to the entire process of education.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref>
Trelease lectured to school groups and educational gatherings across the nation from 1979 until 2008 (often in conjunction with purveyors of books for young people) about the fundamental importance of youthful reading to the entire process of education.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/>


== Career ==
==Career==
* 1963–1983—Writer and Staff Artist, Springfield (MA) Daily News
* 1963-1983—Springfield (MA) Daily News - writer and staff artist
* 1983-2008—Self-employed, owner of the education consultant company, Reading Tree Publications
* 1983–2008—Self-employed, owner of the education consultant company Reading Tree Publications
* 2008–present—Retired from lecture, continues to maintain his website [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com www.trelease-on-reading.com]
* 2008–2022—Retired from lecture, continued to maintain his website [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com www.trelease-on-reading.com].


==Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game==
==Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game==
Jim helped to put an end to a controversy over [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game]]. In 1990, a [[reel-to-reel tape]] of Campbell's entire fourth quarter call surfaced. Jim had recorded a 3 a.m. re-broadcast of the fourth quarter of the game. The NBA merged the reel-to-reel with the Dictaphone tape, which also included a short [[postgame show]].<ref>[[#pomerantz|Pomerantz 2005]], p.203</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Frank |title=From Wilt's big night, a tale of the tape In 1962, a radio listener in a college dormitory turned on his reel-to-reel recorder - and preserved history forever |date=May 11, 2005 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=http://articles.philly.com/2005-05-11/sports/25441400_1_radio-broadcast-nba-history-chamberlain |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview |last=Trelease |first=Jim |interviewer=Radke, Bill |title=Wilt's Big Night |program=[[Weekend America]] |publisher=[[American Public Media]] |date=June 4, 2005 |url=http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/publicradioweekend/2005/06/04/04_prw_02?start=26:04.4&end=30:59.0 |format=[[RealAudio]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65ACmfmeU |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref>
Trelease helped put an end to a controversy over [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game]]. In 1990, a [[reel-to-reel tape]] of [[Bill Campbell (sportscaster)|Bill Campbell]]'s entire fourth quarter call surfaced. He had recorded a 3 a.m. re-broadcast of the fourth quarter of the game. The [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] merged the reel-to-reel with the [[dictaphone]] tape, which also included a short [[postgame show]].<ref>[[#pomerantz|Pomerantz 2005]], p.203</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Frank |title=From Wilt's big night, a tale of the tape In 1962, a radio listener in a college dormitory turned on his reel-to-reel recorder – and preserved history forever |date=May 11, 2005 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=http://articles.philly.com/2005-05-11/sports/25441400_1_radio-broadcast-nba-history-chamberlain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223190929/http://articles.philly.com/2005-05-11/sports/25441400_1_radio-broadcast-nba-history-chamberlain |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|last=Trelease |first=Jim |interviewer=Radke, Bill |title=Wilt's Big Night |work=[[Weekend America]] |publisher=[[American Public Media]] |date=June 4, 2005 |url=http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/publicradioweekend/2005/06/04/04_prw_02?start=26:04.4&end=30:59.0 |format=[[RealAudio]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619011002/https://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/publicradioweekend/2005/06/04/04_prw_02?start=26%3A04.4 |archivedate=June 19, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== ''The Read-Aloud Handbook'' ==
==''The Read-Aloud Handbook''==
During his time working for the ''Springfield Daily News'', now the ''Springfield Republican'', Trelease began weekly volunteer visits to community classrooms to talk to children about journalism and art as possible careers.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> Trelease noticed that many of the students in these classrooms did not read much for pleasure, but the students who did most often came from classrooms where teachers read aloud daily and incorporated [[Sustained silent reading|Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)]] into the daily class routine. Trelease began to think that there may be a connection between being read to and a child's desire to read.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> It turned out that there was in fact a correlation, but the information and research was published in education journals or written in academic language that exceeded the understanding of the average parent or teacher, so Trelease was inspired to write and self-publish the first edition of ''The Read-Aloud Handbook'' in 1979.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref>
During his time working for the ''[[Springfield Daily News]]'', now the ''[[Springfield Republican]]'', Trelease began weekly volunteer visits to community classrooms to talk to children about journalism and art as possible careers.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/> Trelease noticed that many of the students in these classrooms did not read much for pleasure, whereas those who did most often came from classrooms where teachers read aloud daily and incorporated [[Sustained silent reading|Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)]] into the daily class routine. Trelease began to think that there may be a connection between reading to a child and its desire to read.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/> It turned out that there was in fact a correlation. However, the information and research was published in education journals or written in academic language that exceeded the understanding of the average parent or teacher. So, Trelease was inspired to write and self-publish the first edition of ''The Read-Aloud Handbook'' in 1979.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/>


==The read aloud phenomenon==
In ''The Read-Aloud Handbook'' ([[Penguin (publisher)|Penguin]], Sixth Edition, 2006), Trelease discusses the fundamentals of reading aloud to children: why to do it, when to begin, the stages of reading aloud, how to do it, and even how not to do it. He also explains how sustained silent reading works hand in hand with reading aloud. In addition to a treasury of read-aloud favorites in this volume, Trelease has edited and published two anthologies of popular read-alouds, ''Hey! Listen to this: Stories to Read Aloud'' ([[Penguin (publisher)|Penguin]], 1992) and ''Read All About It! Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, & Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens'' ([[Penguin (publisher)|Penguin]], 1993).
The first Penguin edition of ''The Read-Aloud Handbook'' led to six additional U.S. editions as well as British, Australian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese versions.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/> Nearly two million copies of the ''Handbook'' have been sold worldwide. Moreover, it was the inspiration for PBS's [[Kino's Storytime|Storytime]] series.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/> It is also used as a text for future teachers, and is the basis for more than 3,000 elementary and secondary schools adopting sustained silent reading as a regular part of the academic day.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/>


The ''Handbook'' was a pivotal force between 1979 and 2008 for read-aloud movements in the United States and abroad.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/> Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Nebraska, Hawaii, and one European country (Poland) launched state- and country-wide campaigns based on Trelease's work and seminars.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/> Poland launched its national campaign "All of Poland Reads to Kids" in 2001. By 2007, polls showed that over 85% of Polish people knew of the reading campaign, and 37% of parents of preschoolers reported that they were reading daily to their children.<ref name="trelease-on-reading.com"/>
Trelease says: “We read to children for all the same reasons we talk with children: to reassure, to entertain, to bond, to inform or explain, to arouse curiosity, to inspire. But in reading aloud, we also:
* Condition the child’s brain to associate reading with pleasure;
* Create background information;
* Build vocabulary;
* Provide a reading role model.


==Awards, honors, and publications==
One factor hidden in the decline of students’ recreational reading is that it coincides with a decline in the amount of time adults read to them. By middle school, almost no one is reading aloud to students. If each read-aloud is a commercial for the pleasures of reading, then a decline in advertising would naturally be reflected in a decline in students recreational reading” (p.&nbsp;4).<ref>Trelease, J. (2006) The read-aloud handbook. New York: Penguin.</ref>
* 1979 – Self-published 32-page booklet "Read-Aloud Handbook for Parents and Teachers", which was subsequently published by Weekly Reader Books, Middletown, CT
*1980 – First place for feature writing, Associated Press – New England for the feature “Trip to Fenway Drives Home Truth—Right Off the Bat,” [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/fenway_bat.html] Springfield Daily News
:Last reprint – Read All About It! (Penguin Books, 1993)
*1982 – The Read-Aloud Handbook, trade paperback edition (Penguin Books, US)
*1983 – The Read-Aloud Handbook on New York Times bestseller list for 17 weeks
*1983 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin-Great Britain edition)
*1985 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin Australia edition)
*1985 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised U.S. edition)
*1988 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Japanese edition)
*1988 – Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to reading, presented by [http://edupaperback.org/ludington_award Educational Paperback Publishers Association]
*1989 -Designated by International Reading Association as one of eight “Greats of the 80s” reading educators
*1989 – The New Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, third U.S. edition)
*1992 – Hey! Listen to This (Viking Penguin), anthology, editor
*1992 – International Reading Association Print Media Award (1st prize) for “Read Me a Story,” article in February 1991 Parents Magazine
*1993 – Read All About It! (Viking Penguin), anthology, editor
*1994 – Elms College, Honorary Doctor of Laws
*1995 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, fourth U.S. Edition)
*1995 – The Read-Aloud Handbook audiobook (Penguin-Highbridge), narrated by Jim Trelease, named one of “Year’s Best Audiobooks” by Publishers Weekly
*2001 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, fifth U.S. Edition)
*2002 – Western New England College, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
*2004 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Spanish edition), Bogota, Colombia
*2005 – “Turning On the Turned-off Reader,” audio recording by Jim Trelease (Reading Tree Productions)
*2006 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Chinese edition)
*2007 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Korean edition)
*2007 – “Jim Trelease on Reading Aloud,” DVD lecture for parents, teachers, Reading Tree Productions [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com]
*2008 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Indonesian edition)
*2009 – Read-aloud brochures (series on reading-related issues), produced for use by non-profit organizations for free distribution to parents, teachers, and secondary students [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/brochures.html www.trelease-on-reading.com/brochures.html]


==Bibliography==
Trelease also attributes the decline of recreational reading amongst children to an overall decline in newspaper readership. Children who come from homes containing more print, such as newspapers and books, have the highest reading scores.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/trelease-retirement-letter.html</ref> Fewer American homes have a daily newspaper, so fewer children see a parent reading, leaving them less to model on.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/trelease-retirement-letter.html</ref>
Trelease goes on to discuss the two “reading facts of life” that he asserts are largely ignored by education:
# “Human beings are pleasure-centered.”
# “Reading is an accrued skill.” (p.&nbsp;4)<ref>Trelease, J. (2006) The read-aloud handbook. New York: Penguin.</ref>

Reading aloud to a child combines both of these in one simple activity.

These and many other excerpts from Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook can be found online at http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-intro.html.

==The Read Aloud Phenomenon==
The first Penguin edition of ''The Read-Aloud Handbook'' led to five additional U.S. editions, as well as British, Australian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese versions.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> Nearly two million copies of the ''Handbook'' have been sold world-wide, and it was the inspiration for PBS's "Storytime" series.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> It is also used as a text for future teachers, and is the basis for more than 3,000 elementary and secondary schools adopting sustained silent reading as a regular part of the academic day.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref>
The ''Handbook'' was a pivotal force between 1979 and 2008 for read-aloud movements in the United States and abroad.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Nebraska, Hawaii, and one European country (Poland) launched state- and country-wide campaigns based on Trelease's work and seminars.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> Poland launched its national campaign, "All of Poland Reads to Kids," in 2001, and by 2007 the polls showed that over 85 percent of Polish people knew of the reading campaign and 37 percent of parents of preschoolers reported that they were reading daily to their children.<ref>http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html</ref> More information on "All of Poland Reads to Kids" can be found at the foundation's website: http://www.allofpolandreadstokids.org/home

==Awards, Honors, and Publications==
* 1979 - Self-published 32-page booklet Read-Aloud Handbook for Parents and Teachers, subsequently published by Weekly Reader Books, Middletown, CT
*1980 - First place for feature writing, Associated Press - New England for feature “Trip to Fenway Drives Home Truth - Right Off the Bat,” [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/fenway_bat.html] Springfield Daily News
:Last reprint - Read All About It! (Penguin Books, 1993)
*1982 - The Read-Aloud Handbook, trade paperback edition (Penguin Books, US)
*1983 - The Read-Aloud Handbook on New York Times bestseller list for 17 weeks
*1983 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin-Great Britain edition)
*1985 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin Australia edition)
*1985 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised U.S. edition)
*1988 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Japanese edition)
*1988 - Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to reading, presented by [http://edupaperback.org/ludington_award Educational Paperback Publishers Association]
*1989 -Designated by International Reading Association as one of eight “Greats of the 80’s” reading educators
*1989 - The New Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, third U.S. edition)
*1992 - Hey! Listen to This (Viking Penguin), anthology, editor
*1992 - International Reading Association Print Media Award (1st prize) for “Read Me a Story,” article in February 1991 Parents Magazine
*1993 - Read All About It! (Viking Penguin), anthology, editor
*1994 - Elms College, Honorary Doctor of Laws
*1995 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, fourth U.S. Edition)
*1995 - The Read-Aloud Handbook audiobook (Penguin-Highbridge), narrated by JimTrelease, named one of “Year’s Best Audiobooks” by Publishers Weekly
*2001 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, fifth U.S. Edition)
*2002 - Western New England College, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
*2004 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Spanish edition), Bogota, Colombia
*2005 - “Turning On the Turned-off Reader,” audio recording by Jim Trelease (Reading Tree Productions)
*2006 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Chinese edition)
*2007 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Korean edition)
*2007 - “Jim Trelease on Reading Aloud,” DVD lecture for parents, teachers, Reading Tree Productions [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com]
*2008 - Read-Aloud Handbook (Indonesian edition)
*2009 - Read-aloud brochures (series on reading-related issues), produced for use by non-profit organizations for free distribution to parents, teachers, and secondary students [http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/brochures.html www.trelease-on-reading.com/brochures.html]

== Bibliography ==
* The Read-Aloud Handbook, 1982, The New Read-Aloud Handbook, 1989,The Read-Aloud Handbook, Sixth Edition, 2006.
* 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.
* Reading Aloud: Motivating Children to Make Books Into Friends, Not Enemies (film), 1983.
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==References==
==References==
* "James J(oseph) Trelease". ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2006.
* "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'', February 1995 v25 n11 p82(8).
* Schwartz, David M. "Ready, set, read – 20 minutes each day is all you'll need". ''Smithsonian'', February 1995 v25 n11 p82(8).


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html Jim Trelease Home Page]
*[http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/bio.html Jim Trelease Home Page]


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Latest revision as of 19:29, 31 October 2024

James Joseph Trelease (March 23, 1941 – July 28, 2022)[1] was an American educator and author who stressed reading aloud to children to instill a love of literature.

Life

[edit]

Jim Trelease was born on March 23 in Orange, New Jersey, to George Edward and Jane (Conlan) Trelease, a Cornish American family.[2] In 1945, his family moved to Union, New Jersey, where he attended St. Michael Parish School. In 1952, his family moved to North Plainfield, New Jersey. Here, he attended Stoney Brook Junior High and North Plainfield High School. Three years later, he moved again to Springfield, Massachusetts, and attended Cathedral High School. He graduated in 1959. From 1959 to 1963, Trelease was enrolled in the University of Massachusetts, where he received a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[3] In 1963, he married Susan Kelleher and had two children: Elizabeth Jane and James Joseph, Jr. Trelease. He served in United States Army Intelligence from 1964 to 1966 as a First Lieutenant.[citation needed]

Trelease lectured to school groups and educational gatherings across the nation from 1979 until 2008 (often in conjunction with purveyors of books for young people) about the fundamental importance of youthful reading to the entire process of education.[3]

Career

[edit]
  • 1963–1983—Writer and Staff Artist, Springfield (MA) Daily News
  • 1983–2008—Self-employed, owner of the education consultant company Reading Tree Publications
  • 2008–2022—Retired from lecture, continued to maintain his website www.trelease-on-reading.com.

Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game

[edit]

Trelease helped put an end to a controversy over Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. In 1990, a reel-to-reel tape of Bill Campbell's entire fourth quarter call surfaced. He had recorded a 3 a.m. re-broadcast of the fourth quarter of the game. The NBA merged the reel-to-reel with the dictaphone tape, which also included a short postgame show.[4][5][6]

The Read-Aloud Handbook

[edit]

During his time working for the Springfield Daily News, now the Springfield Republican, Trelease began weekly volunteer visits to community classrooms to talk to children about journalism and art as possible careers.[3] Trelease noticed that many of the students in these classrooms did not read much for pleasure, whereas those who did most often came from classrooms where teachers read aloud daily and incorporated Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) into the daily class routine. Trelease began to think that there may be a connection between reading to a child and its desire to read.[3] It turned out that there was in fact a correlation. However, the information and research was published in education journals or written in academic language that exceeded the understanding of the average parent or teacher. So, Trelease was inspired to write and self-publish the first edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook in 1979.[3]

The read aloud phenomenon

[edit]

The first Penguin edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook led to six additional U.S. editions as well as British, Australian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese versions.[3] Nearly two million copies of the Handbook have been sold worldwide. Moreover, it was the inspiration for PBS's Storytime series.[3] It is also used as a text for future teachers, and is the basis for more than 3,000 elementary and secondary schools adopting sustained silent reading as a regular part of the academic day.[3]

The Handbook was a pivotal force between 1979 and 2008 for read-aloud movements in the United States and abroad.[3] Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Nebraska, Hawaii, and one European country (Poland) launched state- and country-wide campaigns based on Trelease's work and seminars.[3] Poland launched its national campaign "All of Poland Reads to Kids" in 2001. By 2007, polls showed that over 85% of Polish people knew of the reading campaign, and 37% of parents of preschoolers reported that they were reading daily to their children.[3]

Awards, honors, and publications

[edit]
  • 1979 – Self-published 32-page booklet "Read-Aloud Handbook for Parents and Teachers", which was subsequently published by Weekly Reader Books, Middletown, CT
  • 1980 – First place for feature writing, Associated Press – New England for the feature “Trip to Fenway Drives Home Truth—Right Off the Bat,” [1] Springfield Daily News
Last reprint – Read All About It! (Penguin Books, 1993)
  • 1982 – The Read-Aloud Handbook, trade paperback edition (Penguin Books, US)
  • 1983 – The Read-Aloud Handbook on New York Times bestseller list for 17 weeks
  • 1983 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin-Great Britain edition)
  • 1985 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin Australia edition)
  • 1985 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised U.S. edition)
  • 1988 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Japanese edition)
  • 1988 – Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to reading, presented by Educational Paperback Publishers Association
  • 1989 -Designated by International Reading Association as one of eight “Greats of the 80s” reading educators
  • 1989 – The New Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, third U.S. edition)
  • 1992 – Hey! Listen to This (Viking Penguin), anthology, editor
  • 1992 – International Reading Association Print Media Award (1st prize) for “Read Me a Story,” article in February 1991 Parents Magazine
  • 1993 – Read All About It! (Viking Penguin), anthology, editor
  • 1994 – Elms College, Honorary Doctor of Laws
  • 1995 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, fourth U.S. Edition)
  • 1995 – The Read-Aloud Handbook audiobook (Penguin-Highbridge), narrated by Jim Trelease, named one of “Year’s Best Audiobooks” by Publishers Weekly
  • 2001 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Penguin, revised, fifth U.S. Edition)
  • 2002 – Western New England College, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
  • 2004 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Spanish edition), Bogota, Colombia
  • 2005 – “Turning On the Turned-off Reader,” audio recording by Jim Trelease (Reading Tree Productions)
  • 2006 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Chinese edition)
  • 2007 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Korean edition)
  • 2007 – “Jim Trelease on Reading Aloud,” DVD lecture for parents, teachers, Reading Tree Productions [2]
  • 2008 – Read-Aloud Handbook (Indonesian edition)
  • 2009 – Read-aloud brochures (series on reading-related issues), produced for use by non-profit organizations for free distribution to parents, teachers, and secondary students www.trelease-on-reading.com/brochures.html

Bibliography

[edit]
  • 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.
  • Jim Trelease on Reading Aloud, DVD, 2007.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "James J. Trelease Obituary (2022) The Republican". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Rowse, A.L. The Cousin Jacks, The Cornish in America
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jim Trelease Biographical Page".
  4. ^ Pomerantz 2005, p.203
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (May 11, 2005). "From Wilt's big night, a tale of the tape In 1962, a radio listener in a college dormitory turned on his reel-to-reel recorder – and preserved history forever". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  6. ^ Trelease, Jim (June 4, 2005). "Wilt's Big Night". Weekend America (Interview). Interviewed by Radke, Bill. American Public Media. Archived from the original (RealAudio) on June 19, 2022.

References

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  • "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, February 1995 v25 n11 p82(8).
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