interactive read aloud
![Girl and mother playing and retelling story. Girl has a teddy bear to act out what is happening in the book](/sites/irrc.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-05/girl_with_mom_and_teddy_bear_retelling_story_blog.png?h=01592490&itok=0XFUPdJd)
Supporting Your Children’s and Teen’s Home Learning: Combine Reading Aloud With Guided Play to Develop Listening Comprehension Skills
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Retelling a story with household items and conversation facilitates use of listening comprehension skills.
![A father reads together with child](/sites/irrc.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-04/iStock-1301124357.png?h=f97871b5&itok=LF1tenMg)
Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Focus on Language Development During Shared Reading
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Keep characteristics like rhyming and other language elements in mind when selecting and reading aloud a book together.
![Teacher reading aloud to three students during the school day](/sites/irrc.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-05/teacher_read_aloud_with_three_students_blog.png?h=83fca5e3&itok=4cSJnuHU)
Incorporating Oral Language Learning Throughout the School Day
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Take three basic steps to implicitly and explicitly teach language to help develop this foundational skill for young students.