October 18, 2012
What is Read Together, Talk
Together?
It is a research-based technique of dialogic reading to
expand children's language and emergent literacy skills.
This interactive approach has been shown to produce
significant gains in language development, including
improved expressive language, sound and letter
identification, emergent writing skills, and knowledge of
print concepts.
Why is it important?
Reading to young children is instrumental in getting
them ready for school. Research has shown that
certain ways of reading to children are more effective
than others at building early literacy skills. The way
we read to children is just as important as how
frequently we read to them. When children are active
participants in the reading experience, they
demonstrate greater language gains than when they
listen passively to stories.
What will we be reading?
 Set 1
 Fire Engines
 Little Cloud
 The Tale of Peter Rabbit
 Golden Bear
 Peace at Last
 The Day the Goose Got
Loose
 Duck
 Kitten
 Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore
 Oonga Boonga
 The Father Who Had 10
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Children
Corduroy
Over in the Meadow
The Snowy Day
A Summery Saturday
Morning
The Wolf’s Chicken Stew
Rabbits and Raindrops
Good Night Gorilla
Gilberto and the Wind
Road Builders
What will we be reading?
 Set 2
 Isla
 The Dinosaur Who Lived in
My Backyard
 Taxi Dog
 Can I Keep Him?
 A Pocket for Corduroy
 The Old Man and His Door
 Hooray, a Piñata!
 The Three Little Pigs
 Blueberries for Sal
 I Took My Frog to the
Library
No Jumping on the Bed!
Cows Can’t Fly
A Trip to the Firehouse
Spike in the City
Frog
Whistle for Willie
Goldilocks and the Three
Bears
 Construction Trucks
 The Quilt Story
 Bunny Cakes
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Parent note cards
for set 1.
Page 1 provides
tips for
introducing the
reading, reading,
and discussing
the book. It also
has a section that
helps you link
vocabulary to
your child’s life.
Parent note cards
for set 1.
Page 2 provides
prompts for
questioning your
child to help
them discuss the
book.
Parent note cards
for set 1.
Page 3 provides a
list of vocabulary
words that are
pictured in the
book. You can
have children
name or point to
the objects.
Parent note cards
for set 2.
Page 1 provides tips
for introducing the
reading, reading,
and discussing the
book. The activities
at the bottom of the
page offer
suggestions on
others ways you can
use the book to help
develop literacy
skills.
Parent note cards
for set 2.
Page 2 provides
recall questions
to help children
focus on the
characters and
plot of the story.
Parent note cards
for set 2.
Page 3 provides
prompts to help
children begin to
talk about the
book after several
readings.
Parent note cards
for set 2.
Page 4 provides a
list of vocabulary
words that are
pictured in the
book. You can
have children
name or point to
the objects.
What will be in your packet?
 Parent card
 Book
 Activities
 All supplies needed to complete the activity
 Reflection journal, notebook or paper
What is your job?
 To try to read the book every night.
 Ask the questions from the parent card.
 Complete the activities at the end of the week.
 Enjoy the reading experience with your child.
 Return all materials and activities on Thursday of each
week.
Miscellaneous Information
 You will receive books from both sets.
 You will probably come across some books your child
does not enjoy as much as others. This is ok, they are
learning their preferences.
 If you feel an activity is too easy or hard for your child,
you can alter them in a way that makes it suitable for
your child.
 This should be a fun activity to do with your child each
night, enjoy the closeness of reading together and
working together to complete a task!
Questions?