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Dialogic reading is a conversational approach to storytime, where the adult cedes some control and invites the child to participate in the creation of the reading experience!
Dialogic reading is a conversational approach to storytime, where the adult cedes some control and invites the child to participate in the creation of the reading experience!
This dialogue is achieved by asking children open-ended questions that they can respond to, intentionally disrupting story-"telling". Studies have shown that when the child is empowered to actively participate in this manner, dialogic reading enhances expressive language skills in particular.
This dialogue is achieved by asking children open-ended questions that they can respond to, intentionally disrupting story-"telling". Studies have shown that when the child is empowered to actively participate in this manner, dialogic reading enhances expressive language skills in particular.
What is dialogic deading?
What is dialogic deading?
Why is it important?
Why is it important?
How do I read like this with my child?
How do I read like this with my child?
Prompt your Child
Prompt your Child
Remember the acronym CROWD: there are 5 useful question types to prompt engagement in dialogic reading!
Remember the acronym CROWD: there are 5 useful question types to prompt engagement in dialogic reading!
Completion: use of this prompt urges the child to finish an important sentence, phrase, or sound in the story. Familiarity with the story is required.
Completion: use of this prompt urges the child to finish an important sentence, phrase, or sound in the story. Familiarity with the story is required.
Recall: This prompt returns your child's attention to previous material, in order to check understanding and create anticipation.
Recall: This prompt returns your child's attention to previous material, in order to check understanding and create anticipation.
Open-ended: These are questions that have no "correct" answer, however they should be deeper than yes/no.
Open-ended: These are questions that have no "correct" answer, however they should be deeper than yes/no.
Wh- questions: these are simple who, what, when, where, why, (and how) questions.
Wh- questions: these are simple who, what, when, where, why, (and how) questions.
Distancing: These prompts relate the story and its themes to your child's inner life.
Distancing: These prompts relate the story and its themes to your child's inner life.
Talk as a PEER
Talk as a PEER
Two acronyms within one subject! Prompt is only the beginning... Remember to be a PEER!
Two acronyms within one subject! Prompt is only the beginning... Remember to be a PEER!
Prompt: you know what to do. Think CROWD!
Prompt: you know what to do. Think CROWD!
Evaluate: Think about how your child responds and validate it before you...
Evaluate: Think about how your child responds and validate it before you...
Expand: Great! They are either correct, incorrect, or neither. However, take a second to acknowledge what they brought to the reading and, importantly, add your own observations as well.
Expand: Great! They are either correct, incorrect, or neither. However, take a second to acknowledge what they brought to the reading and, importantly, add your own observations as well.
Repeat: Ask them to repeat your response.
Repeat: Ask them to repeat your response.
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