How Children Become the Storyteller
Most of us know that reading to children is important. But how we
read to children is also important. When most adults share a book with a
preschooler, they read and the child listens. However, with dialogic reading,
(interactive reading) the adult helps the child become the teller of the story. The adult
becomes the listener, the questioner, the audience for the child.
An article by Reading Rockets notes “children who have been read to dialogically are substantially ahead of children who have been read to traditionally on tests of language development. Children can jump ahead by several months in just a few weeks of dialogic reading.”
If book sharing is not intuitive for parents, they would benefit by observing a library story time where library staff demonstrate how books can be used comfortably as a basis for conversation and learning.
An article by Reading Rockets notes “children who have been read to dialogically are substantially ahead of children who have been read to traditionally on tests of language development. Children can jump ahead by several months in just a few weeks of dialogic reading.”
If book sharing is not intuitive for parents, they would benefit by observing a library story time where library staff demonstrate how books can be used comfortably as a basis for conversation and learning.
7 comments:
Interactive reading is a fun way to discover stories from your own childhood too! I love to hear what my kids think about stories that I already know. It is also funny that they are shocked that I already know these stories and that I can actually remember them from my childhood!
I remember reading to my children and having them recite their favourite sentences as soon as I turned the page and they saw the picture. It was a wonderful experience and something that no parent should miss out on. I just wish that we would have videotaped the experience so that we could share it with them now they are older...
I also remember reading to my boys every night. Each was allowed to pick their favorite story. The other night I had the pleasure of having my grandson read to me. It amazed me at how well he could sound out the words. It brought back many special memories!
Great information and tools to use! I love when my 3 year old "reads" me a back a story as I get to see how she has interpreted it.
I was in the Children's Dept today while a storytime event was going on. It was really nice to see and hear how engaged and entertained the children were!
I love how dad's change the story and kids will tell them they are wrong and tell them what the right words are.
My favourite books are Robert Munsch because you can act them out and there is a lot of interaction between you and your child as you act it out. Whether it is making a pony tail for Stephanie's pony tail, or stamping your feet for Motimer.
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