Article Link: http://www.exchangepress.com/article/can-you-read-to-me-increasing-language-and-literacy-skills-during-shared-book-reading/5024212/
Intro: Bridging Research and Practice
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Language development begins in utero and continues to expand across the lifespan. Early childhood in particular is a time of extraordinary gains in language that set the stage for academic achievement. In a recent study, my colleagues and I found that language skills measured at as early as 15 months predicted reading comprehension in fifth grade (Petscher, Justice, & Hogan, 2017). One pillar of most, if not all, preschool curricula is shared book reading, in which children listen to a text read aloud. In this article, I describe work by a federally funded consortium that provides an evidence-base on how best to leverage shared book reading to stimulate early comprehension, which in turn builds a strong foundation for future academic achievement.
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