The Impact of Interactive Shared Book Reading on Children's Language Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor/inn/en	Noble, Claire; Cameron-Faulkner, Thea; Jessop, Andrew; Coates, Anna; Sawyer, Hannah; Taylor-Ims, Rachel; Rowland, Caroline F.
Titel	The Impact of Interactive Shared Book Reading on Children's Language Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63 (2020) 6, S.1878-1897 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rowland, Caroline F.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Reading Instruction; Reading Strategies; Books; Language Skills; Young Children; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Behavior Change; Socioeconomic Status; Foreign Countries; Mothers; Fathers; Grandparents; Caregivers; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; United Kingdom (England); Preschool Language Scale; Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseunterricht; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Frühe Kindheit; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ausland; Mother; Mutter; Großeltern; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	Purpose: Research has indicated that interactive shared book reading can support a wide range of early language skills and that children who are read to regularly in the early years learn language faster, enter school with a larger vocabulary, and become more successful readers at school. Despite the large volume of research suggesting interactive shared reading is beneficial for language development, two fundamental issues remain outstanding: whether shared book reading interventions are equally effective (a) for children from all socioeconomic backgrounds and (b) for a range of language skills. Method: To address these issues, we conducted a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of two 6-week interactive shared reading interventions on a range of language skills in children across the socioeconomic spectrum. One hundred and fifty children aged between 2;6 and 3;0 (years;months) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: a pause reading, a dialogic reading, or an active shared reading control condition. Results: The findings indicated that the interventions were effective at changing caregiver reading behaviors. However, the interventions did not boost children's language skills over and above the effect of an active reading control condition. There were also no effects of socioeconomic status. Conclusion: This randomized controlled trial showed that caregivers from all socioeconomic backgrounds successfully adopted an interactive shared reading style. However, while the interventions were effective at increasing caregivers' use of interactive shared book reading behaviors, this did not have a significant impact on the children's language skills. The findings are discussed in terms of practical implications and future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01