Appendix H
| Indicate number | ||
| Adult Book Reading Style | ||
| 1. Reading | a. Duration (in minutes) |  |
| 2. Interruptions during reading | a. Questions b. Statements |
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| 3. Reactions to child interruptions | a. No reaction b. One word c. Phrase or sentence(s) |
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| Child Behaviors | ||
| 1. Responses to questions (RQ) | a. Correct (RQ+) b. Incorrect RQ-) |
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| 2. Responses to statements (RS) | a. Correct (RS+) b. Incorrect (RS-) |
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| 3. Interruptions during reading | a. Questions b. Statements |
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| 4. Nonverbal gestures (e.g. point) | a. To text b. To illustrations |
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| Purpose of Parent-Initiated Dialogue | ||
| 1. Tell the story | a. Paraphrase text b. Link text to illustrations |
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| 2. Construct meaning | a. Discuss picture not in text b. Offer mathematics training c. Offer literacy training d. Expand vocabulary e. Reasoning/Linking experience and social behaviors |
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| Purpose of Child-Initiated Dialogue | ||
| 1. Use language | a. Predict events in the story b. Add information, comment c. Question |
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| 2. Literacy | a. Join in/attempt to read | |
39adapted from:Kook, H., & Vedder, P. (1995). The importance of parental book–reading; tensions between theory and practice. International Journal of Early Years Education, 3(3), 3–15 and Wade, B., & Moore, M. (1990). Children's early book behavior. Educational Review, 48(3), 283–288.