NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Dialogic Reading: Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice in Complex Classrooms
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Urbani, Jacquelyn M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Dialogic reading (DR) is an intervention that aims to further students' expressive language development (Flynn, 2011; Towson et al., 2017). Specifically, DR occurs in small groups to afford students the opportunity to engage in active discussion and uses the same book for multiple readings and retellings. Because multiple research studies have…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Intervention, Expressive Language, Small Group Instruction
Improving Preservice Teachers' Expression in Read-Alouds
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kerry-Moran, Kelli Jo – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
Read-alouds play an important role in young children's literacy development. Teacher education programs include read-alouds as part of balanced literacy instruction and many preservice teachers are required to read aloud to others in their teacher education programs. There are many excellent resources teacher educators may use to help preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Skills
The Benefits of Interactive Read-Alouds to Address Social-Emotional Learning in Classrooms for Young Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Britt, Shelby; Wilkins, Julia; Davis, Jessica; Bowlin, Amy – Journal of Character Education, 2016
In this article, we describe how books addressing social-emotional topics can be used by teachers of young children during class read-alouds to enhance students' social-emotional development. Teachers of young children typically choose books for class read-alouds based on curriculum topics and student interest; however, they may not be aware of…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Social Development, Emotional Development, Young Children
Using Read-Alouds to Help Struggling Readers Access and Comprehend Complex, Informational Text
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Santoro, Lana Edwards; Baker, Scott K.; Fien, Hank; Smith, Jean Louise M.; Chard, David J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
The use of informational texts in the elementary grades provides a context for helping students develop content understanding and domain knowledge across a wide range of subject matter. Reading informational text also provides students with the language of thought, foundational vocabulary that can be connected to other words, and technical content…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Difficulty Level
Evidence-Based and Child-Friendly: Shared Book Reading with Chants Support Young Children's Language and Literacy Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Richards, Janet C. – Reading Improvement, 2010
Studies indicate thoughtfully planned chants integrated with shared book reading help young children remember concepts and vocabulary they hear in literature, capture children's imagination, develop their rhyming acuity, and background knowledge, and increase their sense of story structure, understanding of story sequence, phonological awareness,…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Phonological Awareness, Young Children, Memory
Bedtime Reading = Language Learning.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Rogers, Deborah – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1993
A project called "Show-Me Bedtime Reading" explored the effects of regular one-to-one evening reading and signing sessions on the development of expressive and receptive language skills of students with deafness. Test scores indicated the positive influence of individualized reading on the development of English competence. Learning strategies…
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Expressive Language, Individualized Programs