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Hammond, Shannon S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Young children who experience difficulty learning to read are at an increased risk for reading failure and behavior problems. Emerging evidence suggests that improving the literacy skills of young struggling readers also improves levels of on-task behavior. This study examined the effects of Headsprout Early Reading, a phonics-based online reading…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Literacy, Student Behavior
Carson, Cynthia J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine if there was a difference between mean measures of preliteracy skills of preschool children who participated in Creating Young Readers, a volunteer based reading program, and a control group who had not. Unpaid community volunteers were trained in a modified dialogic reading technique, focusing on…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Volunteers, Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy