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Talking and Reading Aloud

• Enhancing

Language and Literacy

Deanne Zeidler Speech Language Therapist FNSA/FNESC

You will learn:

› Link between oral language and literacy › Dialogic reading – strategies and research › A template for a family workshop – so you

can share this in your community

What we know:

› When children become good readers in

the early grades, they are more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond.

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Speaking and Listening are the first steps to reading and writing. Becoming a reader. A child needs to…

› use language in conversation › listen and respond to stories read aloud › recognize and name the letters of the

alphabet

› listen to the sounds of spoken language › connect sounds to letters to figure out the

“code” of reading

› read often so that recognizing words

becomes easy and automatic

› learn and use new word s › understand what is read

Dialogic Reading.

› Dialogic Reading is shown to have positive

effects on a foundational skill for literacy.

› Researched for over 15 years by Dr. Grover

Whitehurst.

› We are going to learn more about how “talking

about” books together with your child can provide a boost to their reading skills.

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Reading and Talking Aloud

› Welcome! › Today we will learn ways to read books with

children to develop their oral language skills.

› Please take a few minutes and choose a

book that you think your child would like.

Thinking back.

› Can you recall your favorite

childhood story?

› What made listening to

stories books or books special when you were a child?

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I remember when…..

Reading and Talking Aloud

› Promotes Oral Language Development › Increases Vocabulary › Increases Comprehension skills

2015-­‑01-­‑13 ¡ 4 ¡ Creating a good fit…

› A sk › L isten › T hink › E xpand › R epeat

ASK Listen and think about what

your child says..

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Expand Repeat

Do you notice how this dad ALTERs while he reads together with his son?

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5 Tips for Reading and

Talking Aloud Together

To help our children learn to talk and read, we need to give them a turn. We can do this when we …

• 1. Open-ended questions
• 2. Talk about the details of the story
• 3. Think about connecting the book to your child’s

experiences

• 4. Fill -in opportunities
• 5. Five easy questions

Number One. Open-Ended Questions

› Open-ended questions allow

children to talk about what they know and give full and meaningful answers.

› Closed-ended questions require

• nly a short or one word answer.

› Examples of open-ended questions.

› What’s happening? › What do you think…?

Open Ended

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› Look through your book. › On a sticky note, think of and write

down the open ended question that you will ask your child.

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Number Two.

Talk about details

› Ask questions and discuss details of the

• book. You can do this while you are

reading or after you have finished the book.

› What details about the pictures,

characters or story do you want to help your child remember?

Talk about Details

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› On a sticky note, write a reminder to

ask about a detail in the story.

› “What was your favorite part of this

story?”

› “Do you remember _____________?”

Number Three.

Think making connections

between the book and your child’s experiences.

› What is the book about?

› Have you ever seen a…?

› What pictures might your child recognize? › Have you seen a…? › What words might be new for your child? › Do you know what ……means? › Relate what is unfamiliar to events and ideas

that your child knows and understands.

Think about making connections

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Your Turn… Think about connecting the book to what Your child knows

› Look through your book and choose a picture/

word that is familiar to your child.

› On a sticky note, write a reminder that will help

you relate a word/picture/idea to your child’s own experience.

Number Four.

Fill in Opportunities

› Children often love reading familiar books

• ver and over again.

› Create opportunities for your child to

participate in reading the book by allowing him/her to “fill in” sentences.

Fill in

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Your Turn… Fill in

› Look through your book. › On a sticky note, write a reminder to

provide your child with an opportunity to “fill in” a word or phrase.

Number Five.

Five Wh Questions

› Use the 5 W’s › Easy to Hard Questions › What › Where › Who › When › Why

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Your Turn… Wh - Questions

› Look through your book. › On a sticky note, write a wh-question

that you will ask your child.

With your child this week..

› Children love reading the same books

• ver and over again. Read each book

with your child several times.

› Use a few different kinds of questions to

hold your child’s attention as you read each page.

› Encourage your child to give you more

information and more detailed answers with each reading of the book.

With your child this week..

› Ask your child to tell you the story. › Most of all, remember to have FUN

reading books together.

2015-­‑01-­‑13 ¡ 12 ¡ What about e-books?

› There are many books available on ipads/

tablets with lots of engaging features.

› Remember! › Recognize the novelty factor › Enjoy the features, but don’t forget the

story!

› Stay present with your child and the book

experience!

If you would like a copy of this family workshop, please email me:

Deanne Zeidler, Speech

Language Therapist deannez@fnesc.ca 1 604 785 0447