In the midst of many circle times, one can overhear small voices adding to the words from the book being read aloud by the teacher. Sometimes the children's words relate to the text, sometimes not. Early childhood educators recognize the importance of reading aloud every day to develop children's language and early literacy skills. Recommendations about how to read aloud to children are readily available, but it can be difficult to regularly include all of these strategies while managing an active group of young children. In this article, the authors discuss the value of planning read-alouds as one way to improve practice so children can develop emergent literacy skills.