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Peer reviewedBlatchford, Peter; Plewis, Ian – British Educational Research Journal, 1990
Presents results from 2 British studies relating preschool reading skills and reading attainment reached by age 11. Substantiates and extends earlier research that correlated early letter identification with reading ability at age seven. Also indicates no support for hypothesis that letter sounding rather than naming predicts subsequent reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Correlation, Early Reading, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCuckle, Pat – British Educational Research Journal, 1996
Examines the attitudes, experiences, and practices of parents towards reading, and how this affected their children. Although many parents actively promoted reading at home, they lacked confidence in their abilities and expressed a desire for training and assistance. Discovers a need for greater communication between parents and teachers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHannon, Peter; James, Sue – British Educational Research Journal, 1990
Interviews 40 British parents and their children's nursery school teachers, concerning parental involvement in children's preschool reading and writing. Reveals parents frequently assist and direct their children in language arts activities but do not feel confident and teachers expressed doubts about parental interest. Shows need for greater…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Reading, Foreign Countries, Interviews
