- Explore how interactive read aloud sessions promote children’s language and literacy development.
- Discuss components of effective read aloud sessions; such as what happens before, during, and after reading a story.
- Practice using read aloud guidelines to select developmentally appropriate books that build on children’s prior knowledge.
Gateways Topics: Early Literacy, Cultural and Individual Diversity
Gateways Content Areas: (D) Curriculum or Program Design
Gateways CDA Content Areas: (2) Physical/Intellectual
Audience
Administrators/Coordinators/Directors/Principals
Coach
Assistant Principals
Home Visitors
Instructional Leaders
Occupational Therapists
Parent Educators/Family Specialists
Physical Therapists
School Psychologists
Social Workers
Speech/Language Pathologists
Superintendents
Teacher Assistants/Paraprofessionals
Teachers
Topic
DIV = Diverse Learners
Levels of learning
Introductory