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Published in final edited form as: Prev Sch Fail. 2010 Aug 7;52(4):11–16. doi: 10.3200/PSFL.52.4.11-16

Table 3.

Types of Prompts used in Dialogic Reading - CROWD

What does it stand for?	How do I use it?	Example	How does it help?
C – Completion	Ask the student to complete a word or phrase. (Frequently used in rhyming stories.)	Teacher: Let's finish this page together. I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like _____________.	• Increases students' listening comprehension and use of language
R – Recall	Ask the student details about characters and events in the story.	Teacher: “Who was in the house with Sam?”	• Engages students in the story
		Students: “A mouse.”	• Increases recall of details
O – Open-ended	Ask students to describe what is happening in the picture.	Teacher: “Tell me what's going on in this picture.”	• Opportunity for children to use language
W – Wh- questions	Point to something in a picture and ask the students to name the object or action.	Teacher: “What's this called?”	• Helps build vocabulary
		Students: “A submarine!”
		Teacher: “What does it do?”
D – Distancing	Ask questions that relate the story to something in the student's life.	Teacher: “Have you ever eaten eggs and ham? When? Name some foods that you like...foods that you don't like.”	• Helps the student to make connections between stories and their own lives
			• Opportunity for the students to use language