This book is a guide to supporting adult/child interactions during storybook reading, by observing key behaviors that contribute to development of emergent literacy. Using the Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI), family literacy teachers can assess joint storybook reading under natural conditions in homes, preschool centers, and other settings. The book explains how to administer the ACIRI and then use the information gathered to make reading more interesting and beneficial for each child. The book describes non-threatening methods for teaching parents and other caregivers how best to assist their children in developing important literacy skills for school. Included with this guide are photocopiable versions of the ACIRI in English and Spanish.
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Professional and scholarly
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Height: 277 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
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978-1-55766-762-5 (9781557667625)
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Andrea DeBruin-Parecki was nationally recognized for her work in the field of family literacy. She developed the Adult-Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI), a reliable and valid tool that measures the interactive reading skills of an adult and a child during storybook reading (available from Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.). She designed family literacy programs and has acted as a consultant across the country. In addition to the ACIRI, she created the Early Literacy Skills Assessment, a comprehensive, reliable, and valid tool in the form of a children's storybook that measures phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, comprehension, and concepts about print. She had expertise in the areas of emergent literacy, assessment, literacy within at-risk and minority populations, and the motivation of at-risk populations. She was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Guatemala. Her work related to literacy development in young children and families has been published and presented at national, regional, and state conferences.
I; Introduction Dr. Patricia Edwards; Interactive Reading; II; Assessing Interactive Reading; The Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory; Using the Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory and Observation of Behaviors; III; ACIRI Categories and Behaviors; Category 1: Enhancing Attention to Text; Category 2: Promoting Interactive Reading and Supporting Comprehension; Category 3: Using Literary Strategies; IV; English Version of the ACIRI; Spanish Version of the ACIRI; Afterword; Appendices:; Program Case Study; Family Case Study; Helpful Books and Websites.
