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A Synthesis of Read-Aloud Interventions on Early Reading Outcomes Among Preschool Through Third Graders at Risk for Reading Difficulties
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A synthesis and meta-analysis of the extant research on the effects of storybook read-aloud interventions for children at risk for reading difficulties ages 3 to 8 is provided. A total of 29 studies met criteria for the synthesis, with 18 studies providing sufficient data for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Read-aloud instruction has been examined using dialogic reading; repeated reading of stories; story reading with limited questioning before, during, and/or after reading; computer-assisted story reading; and story reading with extended vocabulary activities. Significant, positive effects on children’s language, phonological awareness, print concepts, comprehension, and vocabulary outcomes were found. Despite the positive effects for read-aloud interventions, only a small amount of outcome variance was accounted for by intervention type.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Swanson, E., Vaughn, S., Wanzek, J., Petscher, Y., Heckert, J., Cavanaugh, C., Kraft, G., & Tackett, K.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Florida State University (US)
- Kennesaw State University (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- American Institutes for Research (US)
- Corresponding author
- Swanson, Elizabeth
- Venue
- Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-04-26
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 258-275
- ISSN
- 0022-2194 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4780
- PMC
- PMC3319370
- OpenAlex
- W2103523745
- Cited by
- 199
- References
- 64
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- FWCI
- 1.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Learning Disabilities (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- DigitalCommons - Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw State University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R03HD060758, P50HD052120)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Keywords
- storybook reading, early reading difficulties, at-risk readers, dialogic reading, repeated reading, vocabulary development, phonological awareness, print concepts, reading comprehension, language development
- MeSH terms
- Acoustic Stimulation, Awareness, Child, Child Language, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Language Development Disorders, Male, Reading, Vocabulary, Treatment Outcome, Comprehension
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