Storybook Talk: Conversations for Comprehension

Let's read it again! If you are a teacher or parent, this is a phrase you are likely to hear often when reading with preschoolers, and it may make you wonder how you can possibly read a story one more time with energy and enthusiasm. Storybook Talk shows you how to make reading a story over and over engaging and compelling for adults and children alike while building comprehension skills that will serve children for a lifetime. This book offers guidance on storybook selection and analysis and provides strategies for interactive reading that will improve children's comprehension in the key areas of vocabulary, connection, retelling, and prediction.