Let's Read Together: improving Literacy Outcomes with the Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI) / Edition 1

by Andrea DeBruin

Overview

The first and only tool to measure the quality of adult and child interactions during joint book reading, ACIRI helps parents promote the development of emergent literacy skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557667625
Publisher:	Brookes, Paul H. Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/01/2006
Edition description:	BK&CD-ROM
Pages:	167
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Andrea DeBruin-Parecki is nationally recognized for her work in the field of family literacy. She developed the Adult–Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI), a reliable and valid tool that measures the interactive reading skills of an adult and a child during storybook reading (available from Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.). She has designed family literacy programs and has acted as a consultant across the country. In addition to the ACIRI, she created the Early Literacy Skills Assessment, a comprehensive, reliable, and valid tool in the form of a children's storybook that measures phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, comprehension, and concepts about print. She has expertise in the areas of emergent literacy, assessment, literacy within at-risk and minority populations, and the motivation of at-risk populations. She was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Guatemala. Her work related to literacy development in young children and families has been published and presented at national, regional, and state conferences.

Table of Contents

Contents of the CD-ROM
About the Author
About the Contributors
Foreword by, Patricia A. Edwards
Acknowledgements

Section I: Assessment of Interactive Reading

1. Family Literacy and Interactive Reading
2. Understanding the Adult–Child Interactive Reading Inventory
3. Using the Adult–Child Interactive Reading Inventory

Section II: Adult–Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI)

• English ACIRI Tool and Scoring Sheet
• Spanish ACIRI Tool and Scoring Sheet

Section III: Linked Activities to Foster Family Literacy

Category I: Enhancing Attention to Text
with Adam Severson

Behavior 1: Maintaining Physical Proximity
Behavior 2: Sustaining Interest and Attention
Behavior 3: Holding the Book and Turning Pages
Behavior 4: Displaying a Sense of Audience

Category II: Promoting Interactive Reading and Supporting Comprehension
with Adam Severson

Behavior 1: Posing and Soliciting Questions
Behavior 2: Identifying and Understanding Pictures and Words
Behavior 3: Relating Content to Personal Experiences
Behavior 4: Pausing to Answer Questions

Category III: Using Literacy Strategies
with Adam Severson

Behavior 1: Identifying Visual Cues
Behavior 2: Predicting What Happens Next
Behavior 3: Recalling Information
Behavior 4: Elaborating on Ideas

Afterword
References

Appendix A: Statistical Support for the ACIRI
Appendix B: Family Literacy Programs Case Study
with Amy Oak
Appendix C: Helpful Books and Websites

Editorial Reviews

"An incredible, one-of-a-kind resource."

Scott Paris

"A wonderful approach . . . informative, nonthreatening, [and] highly effective!"

Associate Division Director, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Arizona State University - Billie J. Enz

"This tool has been key in redefining our literacy program."

Director, The Learning Community - Kristi Myatt