The benefits of reading aloud are good effects on language development : Teachers' perspective on the effect of reading aloud on students' languagedevelopment

Reading aloud is something that is considered important for children's language development,I have noticed that this is quite common, especially in the younger ages. My experience ofreading aloud had me curious to study what the attitude towards reading aloud as a languagedevelopment activity looks like among selected teachers at primary school junior years 1-3.The purpose of my thesis is to investigate how teachers view reading aloud as a languagedevelopment activity. I also want to investigate how reading aloud is planned into theschedule in relation to the curriculum. My selection to gather information is based on selectedquestions through semi-structure interviews in which eight teachers from grades 1, 2 and 3participated. All educators use reading aloud, but the scope and purpose vary. All participantsshare the same view of reading aloud, they say it is important and meaningful. The result isclear; all educators who participated in the study use reading aloud as an activity in theirteaching for language learning, but in varying forms for their students. My personalexperience does not differ at all from the results of the study