Question: Why read aloud
to young children?
Answer/Quote: “There can be
little doubt that young children benefit from being read to during their early
years. Studies in home settings have shown that storybook reading is associated
with vocabulary growth, increased awareness of the nature of written language, growth
in background knowledge, eagerness to read, learning to read before school, and
even success in beginning reading in school…. Perhaps the best testament to the
power of storybook reading for primary grade children is a study by Feitelson,
Kita, and Goldstein (19986). They showed that reading aloud regularly to first
graders caused the children to increase significantly their listening
comprehension, active use of language, and decoding skills. Therefore, being
read to helps a child build an excellent foundation for continued literacy
growth.” P. 362.
Comment: Of course everyone knows that reading aloud
to young children establishes a basis for learning to read. But it helps to
learn some specific outcomes of reading aloud. RayS.
Title: “Cross-Age Reading:
a Strategy for Helping Poor Readers.” LD Labbo and WH Teale. Reading Teacher (February 1990), 362-369.
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