Read with me: engaging your young child in active reading

Introduction: the power of active reading

Reading "with" versus reading "to"

Learning to read: joint attention, print concepts, and print knowledge

How to read a book: repeated reading, fill-in-the-blank, picture walks, and talk more

How to talk about a book: asking questions

Building vocabulary: how to teach words in books

Make books bigger: connect to the child's world

How to talk about sounds: building phonemic awareness and letter knowledge through active reading

The active reading bookshelf: building a library for active reading

Time to read: doing active reading

Appendix A: books for active reading

Appendix B: active reading guides

Appendix C: building a coordinated system of active reading in your community

Glossary

Notes

References

About the authors.