tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post5216795394400692562..comments2024-03-22T17:41:31.183+11:00Comments on Literacy, families and learning: Why does dining table conversation matter & what does it teach?Trevor Cairneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-29286748695646340582013-09-29T21:39:54.233+10:002013-09-29T21:39:54.233+10:00Glad it struck a chord Ali. I like your additional...Glad it struck a chord Ali. I like your additional point, thanks for this contribution. You're quite right, we learn a great deal about story and storytelling at the table.Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-72289817122762063222013-09-29T09:39:02.915+10:002013-09-29T09:39:02.915+10:00I LOVE this Dr. Cairney!! I'd like to add one ...I LOVE this Dr. Cairney!! I'd like to add one more to the list of the benefits of dining table conversation. It often includes the sharing of personal stories from the day -- stories with beginnings, middles, and endings; "characters", settings, problems, and resolutions; and even goals and emotional reactions of the characters involved. So quality dining table conversation actually relates positively to not only language development but also to the storytelling and specific narrative comprehension skills that are so important for reading success. I have found that I have to be very deliberate about preserving our family dinner time ritual, or else the craziness of life steals it away!Ali Posnerhttp://www.aliposner.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com