We’ve heard many times the need for the bedtime story, and the importance of reading to children from a young age. But why is it important? How do we choose the right books? And is there a better way to read? In this episode, we learn just how important the bedtime story is, and invite guest storytellers to share with us their secrets to making a story come alive.

Episode Guests
Dr Jo Ann Shek, Lecturer, National Institute of Education
Ms Lianne Ong, Children’s Author
Mr Dwayne Lau, Actor, Performer and Storyteller
Mr Hossan Leong, Actor, Producer and Comedian
Mr Brendon Fernandez, Theatre Performer
Mr Remesh Panicker, Theatre Performer
Mrs Valerie Yong and children

Resources recommended by Dr Jo Ann Shek
Sim, S., & Berthelsen, D. (2014). Shared book reading by parents with young children: Evidence-based practice. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 39(1), 50-55. doi: 10.1177/183693911403900107
Hoff, E. (2006) How social contexts support and shape language development, Developmental Review, 26, 55– 88.
Reading acquisition by Gough, P.B., Ehri, L.C., & Treiman, R
McArthur, D., Adamson, L., & Deckner, D. (2005). As Stories Become Familiar: Mother-Child Conversations During Shared Reading. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 51(4), 389-411. 

We&rsquo;ve heard many times the need for the bedtime story, and the importance of reading to children from a young age. But why is it important? How do we choose the right books? And is there a better way to read? In this episode, we learn just how important the bedtime story is, and invite guest storytellers to share with us their secrets to making a story come alive.
Episode Guests
<ul>
<li>Dr Jo Ann Shek, Lecturer, National Institute of Education</li>
<li>Ms <a href="https://www.lianneong.sg/">Lianne Ong</a>, Children&rsquo;s Author</li>
<li>Mr Dwayne Lau, Actor, Performer and Storyteller</li>
<li>Mr Hossan Leong, Actor, Producer and Comedian</li>
<li>Mr Brendon Fernandez, Theatre Performer</li>
<li>Mr Remesh Panicker, Theatre Performer</li>
<li>Mrs Valerie Yong and children</li>
</ul>
Resources recommended by Dr Jo Ann Shek
<ul>
<li>Sim, S., &amp; Berthelsen, D. (2014). <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/183693911403900107">Shared book reading by parents with young children: Evidence-based practice.</a> Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 39(1), 50-55. doi: 10.1177/183693911403900107</li>
<li>Hoff, E. (2006) <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222591039_How_Social_Contexts_Support_and_Shape_Language_Development">How social contexts support and shape language development</a>, Developmental Review, 26, 55&ndash; 88.</li>
<li>Reading acquisition by Gough, P.B., Ehri, L.C., &amp; Treiman, R</li>
<li>McArthur, D., Adamson, L., &amp; Deckner, D. (2005). <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/23096095">As Stories Become Familiar: Mother-Child Conversations During Shared Reading</a>. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 51(4), 389-411.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul></ul>

Hi, I’m Loh Chin Ee and welcome to the How We Read Podcast.  
 
I started this podcast because I wanted to help people better understand the art and science of learning to read. 
 
As an educator and researcher at the National Institute of Education, people often ask me about reading. With questions ranging from how they can help their children improve their reading skills to book recommendations on why they should read literature, I know there is a keen interest in reading.
 
Join me as I talk to experts and educators who share their rich experiences with us.  
 
The How We Read podcast launches the 4th of January 2021. 

Hi, I&rsquo;m Loh Chin Ee and welcome to the How We Read Podcast. &nbsp; &nbsp; I started this podcast because I wanted to help people better understand the art and science of learning to read.&nbsp; &nbsp; As an educator and researcher at the National Institute of Education, people often ask me about reading. With questions ranging from how they can help their children improve their reading skills to book recommendations on why they should read literature, I know there is a keen interest in reading. &nbsp; Join me as I talk to experts and educators who share their rich experiences with us. &nbsp; &nbsp; The How We Read podcast launches the 4th of January 2021.&nbsp;

How We Read Podcast

In this educational podcast series brought to you by the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University, we explore how children, adolescents and adults and learn to read.

Learning to read is not just a matter of phonics as many might believe. Neither is learning to read something that stops at childhood. Rather, learning to read is a complex enterprise that includes finding the right book, having reading role models, being immersed in book-full environments and searching for new ways to approach different kinds of texts through different stages of life.

This series takes you into the world of reading, from childhood to old age, to uncover the art and science of learning to read. 

In this educational podcast series brought to you by the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University, we explore how children, adolescents and adults and learn to read.
Learning to read is not just a matter of phonics as many might believe. Neither is learning to read something that stops at childhood. Rather, learning to read is a complex enterprise that includes finding the right book, having reading role models, being immersed in book-full environments and searching for new ways to approach different kinds of texts through different stages of life.
This series takes you into the world of reading, from childhood to old age, to uncover the art and science of learning to read.&nbsp;

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