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Direct linkAnca Petrescu; Dragos Iliescu – Journal of Research in Reading, 2024
Background: This paper investigates multiple antecedents of literacy in children, such as demographics, child reading behaviour, parent reading behaviour and family context. Methods: The study included a Romanian sample of 924 primary schoolers (Grades 1-4) and their parents; children and parents were tested with a standardised measure of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Parents, Literacy
Download full textScholastic Inc., 2019
At first glance, parents seem aware of the importance of summer reading, as 94% agree reading over the summer can help their child during the school year. And yet, nearly half of parents with school-age children are unaware of the "summer slide" (47%), the loss of academic skills that occurs when school is not in session and which is…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap
Ledger, Susan; Merga, Margaret K. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
Whilst there exists a plethora of research about the benefits of reading aloud on children's literacy development and a range of government reports highlighting the positive investment return on early intervention strategies such as reading aloud, most literature is presented from an adult perspective. Limited research exists on children's…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Student Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Reading Attitudes
Hover, Ashlee B. – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2018
A kindergarten teacher used action research to examine how literature, audio books, homework, and Apple iPod Shuffles can be combined to encourage and improve literacy at home. The research participants consisted of 16 kindergarten students in Middle Tennessee and their parents. The kindergarten students took home a tote bag with the following…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Pan, Jinger; Kong, Yan; Song, Shuang; McBride, Catherine; Liu, Hongyun; Shu, Hua – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
Previous research on the longitudinal prediction of literacy development has focused mainly on the relationship between early cognitive/language skills and late literacy skills. The present study aimed to test the reliability of a number of measures reported by parents as compared to measuring cognitive and language skills in predicting subsequent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Children, Language Skills
Sukhram, Diana Patricia; Hsu, Amy – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2012
Early reading exposure is important in setting a foundation for students to acquire the basic literacy skills that set them up for school and life success. More importantly, parent involvement at an early age is a critical component of reading skills development. This report presents an overview of the Reading Together Program that introduced…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Early Reading, Reading Programs, Parent Participation
