The compiled read-aloud booklist is a resource for teachers and parents to use, which align grade-level California social studies content standards while focusing on a Career Technical Education pathway. Read-aloud book choices are specifically designed to use as a companion to current California curriculum and are relevant in giving students the opportunity to reflect on the connection of curriculum and students' place in the world. The list is compiled of both fiction and non-fiction titles, applicable for grades 1st-4th. It can also be used as a tool for teachers to help students identify interest and goals for their future, while fostering the joy of reading.
Background
A consciousness-raising education enables the learner to become aware of, conscious of, conditions in their life, and in society; to have the necessary skills, knowledge and resources to be able to think and act intelligently and purposefully plan and create change. Reading aloud to children may be the first literary exposure of the awareness of consciously thinking. A read-aloud, whether fiction or informational, can act as a vehicle for teaching emergent literacy, as well as introducing content to engage the listener to think about the present condition and to make connections to their prior knowledge.