Gesture like a kitten and you won't forget your tale: Drama-based, embodied story time supports preschoolers' narrative skills

KA Bernstein, L van Huisstede, SC Marley… - Early Childhood …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oral narrative comprehension is an important precursor to reading comprehension.
Supporting preschool students in building strong oral narrative comprehension skills …

Black Female Head Start Teachers' Multimodal Meaning-Making in Prekindergarten Read-Alouds

EM Barnes, EB Hadley… - The Elementary School …, 2025 - journals.uchicago.edu
Young children draw from verbal and nonverbal input to make meaning from texts, a skill
that is foundational for later reading comprehension and academic achievement. However …

What's the story with storytime?: An examination of preschool teachers' drama-based and shared reading practices during picturebook read-aloud

AC Schmidt, M Pierce-Rivera, L van Huisstede… - Early Childhood …, 2024 - Springer
Preschool picturebook read-alouds have the power to capture the attention of young
students by providing an immersive experience that stimulates imagination while addressing …

Teacher gestures bridge meaning: Unpacking teacher gesture in storybook read alouds to support vocabulary

S Neugebauer, L Sandilos, E Ellis, MA Walls - Early Childhood Research …, 2025 - Elsevier
Teacher gesturing is an effective strategy for promoting vocabulary learning during book
reading in early childhood settings. While studies find significant variation in teachers' use of …

AI-assisted hand gestures based smart feedback system for educators

M Saini, E Sengupta, N Sharma - Education and Information Technologies, 2025 - Springer
To be an effective teacher, one must possess strong learning abilities. Develo** lesson
planning, pursuing learning objectives, and assessing post-lesson accomplishments all …

“They're Like Slash”: Multimodality and Embodied Agency in Students' Critical Engagements with Texts

MJ Aragón, M Corella, NW Lang - Reading Research Quarterly, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent calls to more fully incorporate multimodal perspectives into literacies
research, there is still limited scholarship examining how students critically engage in …

The role of formative research in teaching playful problem solving on Sesame Street

RT Truglio, BS Nast - Journal of Children and Media, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Through extensive research with early childhood educators, Sesame Workshop identified a
critical educational need, as today's preschoolers commonly lack curiosity, creativity, and …

Digitala läspraktiker i förskolan

M Nilsen - Nordisk barnehageforskning, 2025 - nordiskbarnehageforskning.no
Denna studie handlar om hur en digital läsresurs (Polyglutt) används i den svenska
förskolan. Syftet med studien är att utforska och analysera digitala läspraktiker inom den …

Yngre förskolebarns litteratursamtal

H Thuresson - Nordisk barnehageforskning, 2025 - nordiskbarnehageforskning.no
Tidiga erfarenheter av litteratur sätter spår i den fortsatta litterata och språkliga utvecklingen,
inte minst genom socialisering in i en skriftspråklig kultur. I förskolans kontext pågår …

" It's My Turn to Talk!": Tap** the Literacy and Language Benefits of Academic Conversations in Kindergarten

P Pilonieta, JI Hathaway - YC Young Children, 2024 - search.proquest.com
Besides supporting language development and content learning, academic conversations
give children a sense of ownership over their learning (Westby 2023).[...] children must …