ABSTRACT

Tender Shoots compared two book-reading and conversation approaches for parents and preschoolers to an activity-based control group. The Rich Reading and Reminiscing (RRR) condition taught parents to converse about the storyline; the Strengthening Sound Sensitivity (SSS) condition taught parents to converse about word sounds. A total of 69 families with preschool children (M = 50 months) were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions for a 6-week training period. At pretest and posttest, parent-child book-reading and reminiscing were observed and children’s story comprehension, letter recognition, and phonological awareness assessed. RRR increased parents’ and children’s meaning-focused talk during book-reading and elaborative talk during reminiscing; SSS increased parents’ and children’s sound- and print-focused talk during book-reading. Moderator analyses revealed significant benefits of SSS for older children’s letter recognition and phonological awareness skills. Tender Shoots is a promising tool for enhancing the quality of parent-child conversations and children’s early literacy skills.

摘要

Tender Shoots将父母和学龄前儿童的两种读书和对话方法与基于活动的对照组进行了比较。丰富的阅读和回忆（RRR）条件教会父母谈论故事情节；加强声音敏感性(SSS) 条件教会父母谈论单词的声音。共有69个有学龄前儿童的家庭（M= 50 个月）被随机分配到三个条件之一，为期 6 周的培训期。在前测和后测中，观察亲子阅读和回忆，评估孩子的故事理解、字母识别和语音意识。RRR增加了父母和孩子在读书时的意义焦点谈话和回忆时的详尽谈话；SSS 增加了父母和孩子在读书期间以声音和印刷品为重点的谈话。主持人分析揭示了 SSS 对大龄儿童的字母识别和语音意识技能的显着益处。Tender Shoots是一种很有前途的工具，可以提高亲子对话的质量和儿童的早期识字能力。