Open AccessReading Aloud as a Leading Activity With Preschool Students
Author(s) -
Pradita Nambiar,
Sharada Gade
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
learning landscapes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1913-5688
DOI - 10.36510/learnland.v14i1.1056
Subject(s) - read aloud , reading aloud , psychology , think aloud protocol , reading (process) , object (grammar) , early childhood , developmental psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , linguistics , computer science , philosophy , human–computer interaction , usability
We examine a teacher’s read-aloud activity with her preschool students in India. Three vignettes show how this leading activity helps young children take part in socio-dramatic play, fostering their cultural-historical development. Collaborating as teacher and researcher, we consider students’ use of words, instances of object substitution, and exploration of social roles in the story being read aloud, to demonstrate the development of their higher psychological activity. Moreover, we contend that read-aloud activities in preschool are crucial for developing student learning during middle childhood.