This paper reviews high-quality empirical studies on book reading practices in early
childhood that have resulted in increases in child vocabulary. The overarching purpose of …

This research synthesis examines whether the association between print exposure and
components of reading grows stronger across development. We meta-analyzed 99 studies …

Although an abundant literature documents preliterate children's word learning success from
shared storybook reading, a full synthesis of the factors which moderate these word learning …

This meta-analysis examines the effects of vocabulary interventions on pre-K and
kindergarten children's oral language development. The authors quantitatively reviewed 67 …

Describes patterns of general communication development and of English specificity,
emphasizing individual patterns. This edition devotes more attention to individual …

Although proficiency in vocabulary has long been recognized as basic to reading
proficiency, there has been a paucity of research on vocabulary teaching and learning over …

The authors examined the effects of storybook reading on the acquisition of vocabulary of 36
preschool children who had poor expressive vocabulary skills, averaging 13 months behind …

This meta-analysis examines to what extent interactive storybook reading stimulates two
pillars of learning to read: vocabulary and print knowledge. The authors quantitatively …

Teaching vocabulary to primary grade children is essential. Previous studies of teaching
vocabulary (word meanings) using story books in the primary grades reported gains of 20 …

Oral narrative skills are assumed to develop through parent–child interactive routines. One
such routine is shared reading. A causal link between shared reading and narrative …