Train teachers in a structured daily Little Books routine of opening, modeling, tryouts, and closing, with whole-class introduction followed by small-group reading and individual reading¶

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Description¶

The report describes a specific teacher-training procedure for Little Books: teachers attended a workshop and were encouraged to spend 10-15 minutes each day with the books. "They were given a specific instructional procedure that involved an opening, modeling, tryouts, and a closing." Teachers were to introduce and read the book to the whole class, then work with smaller groups reading the book for the next three days, and on the last day ask each child to read the Little Book. Parents were shown a video and given developer guidelines covering setting up a comfortable reading arrangement, discussing the main idea, reading aloud, and eliciting the child to read.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teacher workshop training and parent training via video and developer guidelines

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Kindergarten students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Beginning reading

Related Strategies¶

• Home-Based Literacy Support

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• WWC Intervention Report: Little Books. (2007). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc