Reading First Webinars

Dialogic and Interactive Story Reading with Young Children
Feb. 10, 2010 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PST
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This session will examine a variety of recent articles discussing Interactive Story Reading as an effective method of increasing students Oral Vocabulary. This session will help guide you in establishing home activities for your students in assisting in development of their oral language skills. We will read a variety of articles and discuss the common findings among them. Open to All Reading First Cohorts and Non Reading First schools.

System Requirements: Mac or PC. If you want to ask questions orally, you will need to have a built–in microphone in your computer. Otherwise, you will be able to text questions.

Handouts: Please read and bring to the session.

• An Effective Method for Building Meaning Vocabulary in Primary Grades (PDF)
• Preschool Word Learning During Joint Book Reading: Effect of Adult Questions and Comments (PDF)
• Learning New Words from Storybooks: An Efficacy Study with At-Risk Kindergarteners (PDF)