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## Shared book-reading research and content learning

This chapter establishes shared book reading as a tool for developing preschool children's oral language and comprehension skills. Research about effective practices are discussed and the Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD) is introduced. [Read More](/content/resource-library/shared-book-reading-research-and-content-learning/index.html)