Dialogic Reading
Overview
Students grow significantly in their language and literacy skills with this kind of targeted prompting while reading.
Example: Use This Strategy In in the Classroom
Design It into Your Product
Use It in the Classroom
Watch a teacher use dialogic reading. She first explains how parents can use dialogic reading at home, then she reads a book to her class demonstrating these techniques.
Design It into Your Product
Teachers and students can use a digital comic strip tool, such as Toontastic, to animate or co-create stories, allowing teachers to prompt, ask, and listen to students during a reading process.
Learn More
- Explore the importance of facilitating text-based discussions from Digital Promise's Ask a Researcher
- Explore the Reading & Cognition subtopic on Digital Promise's Research Map.
Additional Resources
Additional examples, research, and professional development. These resources are possible representations of this strategy, not endorsements.
Factors Supported by this Strategy
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