The first road or domain on The Roadmap to Reading is language comprehension. Language comprehension is natural: We are hard-wired to speak, and listening comprehension comes before reading comprehension. The best way to ensure quantity and quality is to read aloud to a child as early and as often as possible.
Interactive Read Alouds
Interactive reading uses dialogue between the adult and the child to specifically and intentionally build language and vocabulary. Check out the interactive read aloud from KidsRead2Kids, download our activities and visit their site to see more examples.
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Listen to Reuben’s interactive read-aloud of Head to Toe by Eric Carle. Visit https://kidsread2kids.com/early-learners to download a Free activity sheet.
Access to Diverse Literature
To help children engage with literature that enables them to see images and content that reflects their culture and family structure, TMKTR supports diverse reading programs such as Little Free Library’s Read in Color program. Click here to learn more about Teach My Kid to Read’s partnership to combine diverse literature and decodable books.
Teach My Kid to Read maintains a “wish list” on Amazon of diverse books to support their work that helps with access to literature in high needs communities. Please click here to see our list, to support our initiatives or to peruse books that may be of interest to you or your child. https://a.co/cBSs0RP