Tanazia Woods
Reflection 2
Dialogic Reading Video Series
As the child approaches 24 months (2 years old) you should be introducing them to dialogic reading. During dialogic reading the parent will pick a simple book that they know well such as a childhood favorite. After the parent has read the book to the child a couple times you can began to ask simple questions about the pictures and allow the child to retell the story by themselves. When you ask the child questions about the book it makes them focus more on the information on the page rather than just listening to the parent. It then turns the parent into the listener which, allows for the parent to see what the child has learned, helps them add more words to their vocabulary, and gives them something new to use the next time you all read together. He or she will start to pretend read books that you have read to them and began to convey the story as if they are actually reading. This is important because it's shows that the child is interested in reading and is an outcome of dialogic reading interactions. Also when you read to the child it enhance their language learning and this extremely important to do so in low-income homes, because it promotes early learning and helps the child to not become a statistic like the “Boy Problems”. Promoting language learning starts in head start programs, it is important for the teachers to engage the toddlers in verbal interactions and to make sure it is continued at home with something simple as shared reading.