title: A synthesis of read-aloud interventions on early reading outcomes among preschool through third graders at risk for reading difficulties.
abstract: A synthesis and meta-analysis of the extant research on the effects of storybook read-aloud interventions for children at risk for reading difficulties ages 3 to 8 is provided. A total of 29 studies met criteria for the synthesis, with 18 studies providing sufficient data for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Read-aloud instruction has been examined using dialogic reading; repeated reading of stories; story reading with limited questioning before, during, and/or after reading; computer-assisted story reading; and story reading with extended vocabulary activities. Significant, positive effects on children's language, phonological awareness, print concepts, comprehension, and vocabulary outcomes were found. Despite the positive effects for read-aloud interventions, only a small amount of outcome variance was accounted for by intervention type.
authors.affiliation: The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The Unviersity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. easwanson@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wanzek
authors.forename: Yaacov
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Petscher
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heckert
authors.forename: Christie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
authors.forename: Guliz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tackett
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014825:Vocabulary