A Critical Discourse Analysis of Parents' Shared Storybook Reading

• In Event: Critical Isses in Literacy Research 4

Abstract

The researchers use Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine how parents engage in joint story book reading with children. The methodology involved two phases: (1) educational databases were searched and (2) a template was developed and used to code the programs’ components and studies’ research design. Analysis of the articles which met the selection criteria generated trends in the research questions, theories used, and types of interactions that gained their attention. This analysis describes how studies examined parents and children’s involvement in shared storybook reading. Results indicate that shared storybook reading promotes children’s language growth, emergent literacy, and reading achievement. The study also suggests implications for research, policy, and practice.

Authors

• Olivia N. Saracho, University of Maryland

• Wayne H Slater, University of Maryland