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131049 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.62323 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 2020-12 29 pages eng Coffman, Courtney Elizabeth Giorgis, Cyndi DeBiase, Jessica Educational Leadership & Innovation, Division Division of Teacher Preparation Barrett, The Honors College Text Reading aloud is an experience that provides children with cognitive and social emotional<br/>benefits. Fathers are often not a part of this experience due to outdated gender roles that have led<br/>to the classification of reading as a feminized activity. This review discusses the literature<br/>surrounding the cognitive and social-emotional benefits of reading aloud to children. In addition<br/>to academic literature, this paper takes into account the experiences of educators and parents<br/>shared through social media and literacy organizations external to academia due to their presence<br/>on the front lines of the reading aloud. This paper is divided into five sections, each of which<br/>addresses a different domain of the read aloud practice. The first section is a personal narrative in<br/>which the author shares a story surrounding her experience with read alouds to provide context<br/>on why this topic was chosen for her undergraduate thesis. Section two addresses the importance<br/>of read alouds in a child’s literacy journey and serves as a framework for the remainder of the<br/>review. Section three discusses the vitality of the participation of fathers in the practice and<br/>includes the explanation of the feminization of reading and the implications of the lack of fathers<br/>within the read aloud experience. Section four discusses the implications of fathers taking an<br/>active role in reading aloud. Lastly, section five serves as a resource pool for fathers, including<br/>tips, a guide to community resources, and sample book lists.<br/>Keywords: read aloud, gender roles, educator, literacy, parents, fathers read aloud Gender Roles Literacy Parents Fathers The Read Aloud Revolution: An Examination of the Read Aloud Practice and the Roles Fathers Play