Comparison of Shared Reading versus Emergent Reading: How the Two Provide Distinct Opportunities for Early Literacy

Table 1

Emergent reading rubric for The Snowy Day [16].

Item number	Item description	Scoring (total possible = 7)
1	Says words that are actually on the page	0 1 (at least 50% of time)
2	Produces an accurate portrayal of events on the current page	0 1 (at least 50% of time)
3	Mentions internal thoughts and/or feelings of character	0 1 (at least one mention)
4	Comment illustrating their memory/understanding that a stick made a third set of track	0 1
5	Comment illustrating their memory/understanding that Peter is younger/smaller than the other boys playing in the snowball fight	0 1
6	Comment illustrating their memory/understanding that Peter’s snowball melts in his pocket or is “gone”	0 1
7	Uses typical story words like “once upon a time”, “one day”, or “the end”	0 1 (at least one phrase)