Joint Reading
With this type of shared reading, you and your child are taking turns interpreting the story together. Throughout the story you and your child alternate taking the lead while also asking questions to help facilitate the process.
Below is a list of a series of ways to engage in joint book reading, from most simple to most complex, so you can pick an approach that is appropriate for your child's age and stage. We also provide some example questions to get you started.
Below is a list of a series of ways to engage in joint book reading, from most simple to most complex, so you can pick an approach that is appropriate for your child's age and stage. We also provide some example questions to get you started.
1. Parent and child take turns “reading” pages of the story,
using whatever imaginative or literacy skills are
appropriate.
using whatever imaginative or literacy skills are
appropriate.
2. Parent takes the lead in reading the story, often pausing to ask the child to supply a word or idea, or flexibly allowing the child to take over telling the story whenever he wishes to do so.
3. Child takes the lead in reading the story, and parent scaffolds as
appropriate (by helping to sound out words, reading
a difficult word for the child, and pointing out information the child overlooked).
appropriate (by helping to sound out words, reading
a difficult word for the child, and pointing out information the child overlooked).