USING DIALOGIC READING STRATEGY TO TEACH ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS

Oktavia Oktavia (English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts State University of Padang)
An Fauzia Rozani Syafei (English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts State University of Padang)

Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 5, No 1 (2016): Serie B

This paper explains about the implementation of dialogic reading strategy to teach English to Elementary school student’s grade 6 in learning English. The writer will explains the procedures and the advantages of dialogic reading strategy. Grover Whitehurst a psychology found this strategy. This strategy uses the acronym PEER (Prompt, Evaluate, Extend and Repeat) and CROWD (Completion prompts, Recall prompts, Open-ended prompts, Wh-prompts, and Distancing prompts). This strategy helps students to use more words, speak in longer sentences, improving their vocabulary and practice their English.