Talk During Book Sharing Between Parents and Preschool Children: A Comparison Between Storybook and Expository Book Conditions

The purpose of the current study was to explore parent and child extratextual utterances during storybook and expository book sharing. Sixty‐two parents and their three‐ to four‐year‐old children from middle‐income families participated in the study. Dyads were videotaped on two occasions reading unfamiliar storybooks and expository books. Parent and child extratextual utterances were coded for their content, and parent utterances were coded for...