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Scott-Baker, Doreen – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The following document is an Executive Position Paper which provides a model that can be followed when implementing a training program for families that teaches them how to support their child's learning by way of reading. All children have the potential to succeed in school and life, and all children deserve to be loved and supported in their…
Descriptors: Training, Reading Instruction, Parent Role, School Readiness
Schleisman Scalia, Leann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of the study was to ascertain which human, material, and experiential resources supporting emergent literacy of children were present in the microsystems of some low-income families with children under the age of four. This mixed methods study used naturalistic inquiry as the primary strategic approach. Methods included home visits and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Low Income Groups, Mixed Methods Research, Observation
White, Teresa E. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this correlational quantitative research study was to assess some of the challenges associated with parents providing early literacy learning to children age three and four in the southeastern United States. Young children experience rapid brain development during the first 5 years of life. When the period of development lacks adult…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Young Children, Brain, Child Development
Bradley, Tera Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Student engagement is a multidimensional construct believed to be a critical component for understanding school dropout (Christenson et al., 2008). The majority of related research has focused primarily on overt (academic and behavioral) rather than covert (psychological and cognitive) subtypes of engagement; however, there is evidence to suggest…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Parent Participation
Cook, Robert Bradley – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Childhood reading levels are important predictors of later childhood academic success. A child's reading ability and reading attitude is a strong indicator of future academic success and lifelong reading (Kush & Watkins, 1996; Wigfield & Guthrie, 1997). There is a strong correlation between a child's reading attitude and their actual…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Childrens Attitudes, Gender Differences, Reading Strategies
Sundman-Wheat, Ashley N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the effects of a parent-led intervention focused on developing children's early literacy skills within the home setting. The lesson plans contain scripted steps for completing activities to teach letter names and phonological awareness skills. Archival data were analyzed from a study conducted with 26 families from three…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Parent Role, Parents, Preschool Children