TY - BOOK AU - Oueini,Hanane H TI - The impact of a read-aloud strategy on kindergartners' development of vocabulary & comprehension skills PY - 2006/// CY - Beirut PB - Lebanese American University- School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Education. KW - Kindergarten Teaching languages Teaching Methods KW - Maternelle Enseignement des langues Méthodes d’enseignement KW - رياض الأطفال تعليم اللغات طرق التعليم N1 - النوع : Mémoire N2 - This study was conducted over ten weeks with fifty three 5 to 6 year-old kindergarteners learning French as a second language. The read-aloud strategy consisted of two teachers reading storybooks to children and explaining unfamiliar words. The teachers al so engaged children in meaningful di scussions about the text, involving logical and critical thinking. The results of this study based on data collected through observations, conferences with children, and children's wri ting samples revealed gains in children's vocabulary and comprehension skills UR - https://librarycatalog.lau.edu.lb/olib9?infile=details.glu&loid=407768&rs=420537&hitno=74 ER -