Dialogic Reading And Guided Reading
When most adults share a book with a preschooler, they read and the child listens. In dialogic reading, the adult helps the child become the teller of the story. The adult becomes the listener, the questioner, the audience for the child. No one can learn to play the piano just by listening to someone else play. Likewise, no one can learn to read just by listening to someone else read. Children learn most from books when they are actively involved.
The fundamental reading technique in dialogic reading is the PEER sequence. This is a short interaction between a child and the adult. The adult:
Prompts the child to say something about the book
Evaluates the child's response
Expands the child's response by rephrasing and adding information to it
Repeats the prompt to make sure the child has learned from the expansion
Reading Rockets has a great article describing the process and the What Works Clearinghouse has data of its effectiveness. Here are conversation sheets (Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5) to support this process.
Organizing, Conducting, and Maintaining Reading Groups with a diverse group of learners can be difficult. This toolmay help you consider your options, formulate a plan, stay organized and even enjoy these small learning groups.
Teaching Reading Strategies is an important element of reading groups and this tool may help you.
Here is a webpage that provides a clear definition and elements of Guided Reading.
What we do know about Reading Groups is that 'Round Robin Reading' is ineffective and increases passive learning experiences. Here is a document that gives you a lot of other ideas and why they are more effective.
The fundamental reading technique in dialogic reading is the PEER sequence. This is a short interaction between a child and the adult. The adult:
Prompts the child to say something about the book
Evaluates the child's response
Expands the child's response by rephrasing and adding information to it
Repeats the prompt to make sure the child has learned from the expansion
Reading Rockets has a great article describing the process and the What Works Clearinghouse has data of its effectiveness. Here are conversation sheets (Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5) to support this process.
Organizing, Conducting, and Maintaining Reading Groups with a diverse group of learners can be difficult. This toolmay help you consider your options, formulate a plan, stay organized and even enjoy these small learning groups.
Teaching Reading Strategies is an important element of reading groups and this tool may help you.
Here is a webpage that provides a clear definition and elements of Guided Reading.
What we do know about Reading Groups is that 'Round Robin Reading' is ineffective and increases passive learning experiences. Here is a document that gives you a lot of other ideas and why they are more effective.