EJ632232 CS761309
Title: Text Talk: Capturing the Benefits of Read-Aloud Experiences
for Young Children.
Author(s): Beck, Isabel L.; McKeown, Margaret G.
Source: Reading Teacher, v55 n1 p10-20 Sep 2001
Publication Date: 2001
ISSN: 0034-0561
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR2002
Considers what the research literature suggests about the kinds of
texts and kinds of talk that are most beneficial for read-aloud
experiences. Provides an overview of Text Talk, an approach to read-alouds directed toward enhancing young children's ability to construct
meaning. Includes examples of teacher/student interaction and
suggests aspects of reading aloud that need attention. (SG)
Descriptors: *Childrens Literature; Elementary Education; Grade 1;
Kindergarten; *Literacy; *Reading Aloud to Others; *Reading
Instruction; Reading Research; Teacher Student Relationship;
Vocabulary Development
