Randee, I think that this is such a valuable video. There is much research and evidence to show that the more children participate in back-and-forth interactions the more activity they have in the part of the brain responsible for language production and processing.
In these sessions you are providing opportunities for them to: hear a variety of words they may use on their own later on; learn to pay attention to someone else; learn how to start an interaction; learn how and when to take a turn in an interaction; learn how to send a message effectively, learn to clarify or repeat a message if it wasn’t understood; practice using words and gestures; learn to ask questions; draw on previous knowledge and experience and problem-solving skills to articulate a point of view and build confidence in communicating.
We know children spend a lot of time just listening to words(e.g watching TV or videos, or just listening to an adult talk ) but through your Read Aloud sessions, you are creating the space and time to allow these back and forth high quality interactions to take place. This makes these sessions so powerful. I think they are definitely needed. I hope your other subscribers agree because I’d love to see more!
Thank you, Elsie, for this awesome summary of what is happening during read aloud. I could not have easily/quickly come up with it myself. I may use your words as an introduction to the next read aloud post. My instructional coach is going to come in and video some read alouds so that will make it possible to post more. I'm always happy to see you in my inbox. Thanks for being an important part of the Busy Bee Kindergarten community.
Randee, I think that this is such a valuable video. There is much research and evidence to show that the more children participate in back-and-forth interactions the more activity they have in the part of the brain responsible for language production and processing.
In these sessions you are providing opportunities for them to: hear a variety of words they may use on their own later on; learn to pay attention to someone else; learn how to start an interaction; learn how and when to take a turn in an interaction; learn how to send a message effectively, learn to clarify or repeat a message if it wasn’t understood; practice using words and gestures; learn to ask questions; draw on previous knowledge and experience and problem-solving skills to articulate a point of view and build confidence in communicating.
We know children spend a lot of time just listening to words(e.g watching TV or videos, or just listening to an adult talk ) but through your Read Aloud sessions, you are creating the space and time to allow these back and forth high quality interactions to take place. This makes these sessions so powerful. I think they are definitely needed. I hope your other subscribers agree because I’d love to see more!
Thank you, Elsie, for this awesome summary of what is happening during read aloud. I could not have easily/quickly come up with it myself. I may use your words as an introduction to the next read aloud post. My instructional coach is going to come in and video some read alouds so that will make it possible to post more. I'm always happy to see you in my inbox. Thanks for being an important part of the Busy Bee Kindergarten community.