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Help your child be a Superhero Reader!

Dialogic Reading for ParentsPresented by Diane Leja- literacy coach

Reading to Your Child – Reading Rockets

http://youtu.be/9fTQAHfbjQM

School Success Largely Determined by Age 3

• Basic language and communication skills are formed during a child’s first three years

• Language experience before age 3 is an excellent predictor of reading ability in third grade

• After 3 years of age, it is increasingly difficult to make up for differences in earlier experiences

Sources: Hart and Risley, 1995; Worden and Boettcher, 1990; Ehri and Roberts, 2006; National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003; Neuman and Dickinson, 2006; IEA Reading Literacy Study, 1996

More Engaged Parents

Less Engaged Parents

Words heard per hour

2,168 616

Words known by age 3

1,116 525

Words heard by age 4 45 million 13 million

Letters of alphabet by 5

22 letters 9 letters

Parents read every day

59% 36%

Importance of Early Engagement

What is Dialogic Reading?

http://youtu.be/k-XlbJuCi3c

Dialogic reading techniques guide the parent or teacher to engage in “dialogue” about the pictures and stories in books.

Dialogic reading is based on the idea that “How we read to children is as important as how frequently we read to them.”

Choosing Books is Important

http://www.flvpkonline.org/teachertoolkit/langVoc/section_4/4a.htm

Dialogic Reading - Level 1

Requires books with lots of colorful, interesting pictures

Ask questions about objects pictured in the book

avoid “yes”-”no” questions, or pointing questionsFollow a child’s answer with another question

Help when needed

Repeat what the child says

Praise and encourage the child

Follow the child’s interest

Dialogic reading is a bridge between a child and new words

• Make a comment and wait -make a comment about what your child is looking at

-count silently to 5 to give your child time to respond.

• Ask question and wait -questions can elicit a single word answer or

sentences• Respond by adding a little more

-ask questions that encourage longer answers

C – commentA – AskR - Respond

Dialogic Reading - Level 2

Ask open-ended questions

“Tell me what’s going on here”

Ask the child to say more

Expand what the child says

Child says: “Duck swimming” You say, “Right, the duck is swimming”

Have Fun!

Dialogic Reading Practice

Look through the books on the table and choose one book with lots of fun pictures that interest you.

Buddy up with one partnerShare this book with your partner using

the three tips for dialogic reading: Comment, Ask, and Respond

Change roles with your partner

Mom using Dialogic Reading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eXmwfyxS1f8