Dialogic Reading practice with CROWD prompts and PEER technique¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 5 claims (2 for, 2 mixed, 1 against) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Dialogic Reading is an interactive shared picture-book reading practice in which "the adult and the child switch roles so that the child learns to become the storyteller" while the adult acts as an active listener and questioner. The adult uses five prompt types (CROWD): completion, recall, open-ended, wh-, and distancing prompts, within the PEER sequence where the adult prompts, evaluates, expands, and repeats. As the child becomes familiar with a book, the adult reads less and uses more higher-level prompts connecting the book to the child's own experiences.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Implemented in English in center-based settings with children ages 3 to 5 or in preschool, per WWC eligibility; can be used by teachers with children individually or in small groups

Constraints¶

• Information is not available on the number or demographics of children or centers using this intervention; costs of teacher training and implementation are not available

Target Learners¶

• preschool children ages 3 to 5, predominantly from economically disadvantaged families

Target Learning Goals¶

• oral language development
• phonological processing
• emergent literacy

Claims¶

• Dialogic Reading shows no discernible effects on phonological processing [-W]
• Dialogic Reading's average oral-language improvement index is +19 percentile points, ranging from –6 to +48 across findings [+W]
• Dialogic Reading has positive effects on preschool children's oral language, per WWC synthesis of five studies [+W]
• Dialogic Reading combined with Sound Foundations shows potentially positive effects on print knowledge and early reading/writing but not oral language [~W]
• Level of implementation moderates Dialogic Reading's effects on children's oral language [~W]

Related Elements¶

• Dialogic Reading
• Dialogic reading: interactive shared picture-book reading with CROWD prompts and the PEER sequence

Examples¶

• Train teachers in Dialogic Reading via videotape, role-play, and group discussion
• Gradually shift the adult role from reading to listening and higher-level prompting as the child becomes familiar with a book

Key Sources¶

• WWC Intervention Report: Dialogic Reading. (2007). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education, Revised February 8, 2007. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc