The ReadAskChat method
is simple and fun!
READ
READ AGAIN
ASK & CHAT
HERE’S WHAT OUR METHOD FOSTERS IN CHILDREN:
Repeated Readings
Encourage children’s critical thinking and reflection
Open-ended Questioning
Encourages children to express their thoughts and creativity
Text-specific Prompts
Call for personal opinion and interpretation
Stories Focused on Science and Concepts
Cultivate close observation, wonder, respect, for nature, questioning strategies, and knowledge attainment
Conversation Starters
Guide adults in sustaining conversation chains that boost everyone’s intellectual confidence
MORE! Activities
Support ongoing learning through hands-on activities and exploration, storytelling, playacting, and art projects
BABY
6-12 months
ADULTS MODEL
Here is the ladybug!
She’s sitting on a leaf.
Oh look! This bird is
waking up.
See, her eyes are starting
to open… YAWN!
TODDLER
9-36 months
CHILD AND ADULT NAME
Can you find the ladybug? What is she sitting on?
Let’s find the bird that’s just waking up.
Let’s make waking -up sounds: YAWN!
PREREADER
3-6 years
BACK-AND-FORTH CONVERSATIONS
Why does the ladybug want to skedaddle?
Do the birds see the ladybug? What makes you think that?
Pretend you’re the bird waking up. What do you do or say to the other birds?
