Ruth Helen Yopp|Hallie Kay Yopp
Informational Texts as Read-Alouds at School and Home
California State University, Fullerton|California State University, Fullerton
role informational text primarygrade classrooms subject much discussion recent years converging evidence young school children opportunities engage genre studies described expand research base include preschool study 1 home study 2 exposures informational text readalouds school data included 1830 readaloud titles 1144 teachers preschool third grade home data included 1847 titles reported parents family members 20 kindergartners course school year findings suggest environmentsschool including preschool homechildren far less exposure informational text narrative text trend revealed suggesting boys may read proportionately informational texts homes girls