Interactive Read‐Alouds: Is There a Common Set of Implementation Practices?

TLDR

Read‑alouds are a common component of literacy instruction, yet research on how they are delivered remains limited. The study examined 25 expert teachers’ read‑aloud practices to identify a common set of implementation practices. The authors then observed 100 additional teachers to assess how frequently the identified factors appeared in read‑alouds. They identified several factors that were common across read‑aloud practices.

Abstract

Read‐alouds are a common component of literacy instruction. However, research on the method for providing read‐alouds is limited. To determine if there was a common set of implementation practices, the authors examined the read‐aloud practices of 25 teachers who were nominated by their administrators as experts. From these data, the authors identified several factors common to read‐alouds. The authors then observed 100 additional teachers to determine how common each of these factors were in read‐alouds.