ERIC Number: EJ1146048
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0553
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Shared Book Reading and English Learners' Narrative Production and Comprehension
Gámez, Perla B.; González, Dahlia; Urbin, LaNette M.
Reading Research Quarterly, v52 n3 p275-290 Jul-Sep 2017
This study examined the relation between exposure to shared book reading and Spanish-speaking English learners' (ELs'; n = 102) narrative production and comprehension skills in kindergarten (mean age = 6.12 years). Audio- and videotaped book-reading sessions in Spanish were coded in terms of teachers' extratextual talk and gestures. Using a silent cartoon as a prompt, ELs' fall and spring story retellings in Spanish were transcribed, coded, and compared on micro- (e.g., word tokens) and macrostructure skills (story structure); story comprehension was assessed using multiple-choice questions. Results revealed that teachers' extratextual talk predicted ELs' narrative production (story structure) gains in the spring. Narrative comprehension gains were positively associated with teachers' gestures. Findings suggest a nonuniform influence of shared book reading on ELs' narrative skills, such that different features of the shared book-reading experience target specific skills.
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, English Language Learners, Kindergarten, Books, Story Reading, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Comprehension, Coding, Audio Equipment, Video Equipment, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Nonverbal Communication, Cartoons, Prompting, Spanish, Text Structure, Reading Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Predictor Variables, Narration, Reading Skills, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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