Patricia B. C. Wesseling|Corinna A. Christmann|Thomas Lachmann
Shared Book Reading Promotes Not Only Language Development, But Also Grapheme Awareness in German Kindergarten Children
University of Kaiserslautern|University of Kaiserslautern|University of Kaiserslautern
effects shared book reading expressive vocabulary grapheme awareness without letter instruction german kindergarteners longitudinal n 69 3048 years investigated expressive vocabulary measured using standardized test grapheme awareness measured asking children identify one grapheme per trial presented amongst nonletter distractors two methods shared book reading investigated literacy enrichment additional books teacher training shared book reading strategies without explicit letter instruction whereas positive effects shared book reading expressive vocabulary evident numerous previous studies impact shared book reading grapheme awareness yet investigated methods resulted positive effects childrens expressive vocabulary grapheme awareness period 6 months thus early shared book reading may considered tool promoting development expressive vocabulary also implicit acquisition grapheme awareness latter considered important precondition required explicit learning graphemephoneme conversion rules letter knowledge