Dialogic Reading

Simply put, dialogic reading is taking turns in a conversation about a book, or reading and talking about it. Talking about books is important for small children. Researchers have learned that when children are regularly engaged in repeating, correcting, and expanding their use of language around a book, they improve their language and literacy skills. Because having a conversation about a book often naturally begins with questions, asking and responding to questions forms the basis of dialogic reading.