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"Being a Member of a Club Makes Me Feel Special!" Children's Response to a Community Literacy Project.

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Tanner, J. – Reading, 2000

Evaluates one aspect of the Read It Project, a community literacy project initiated and managed by Leeds Education 2000. Focuses on the reading attitudes and behavior of 61 children who attended Read It Clubs in 1998-1999. Concludes children enjoyed the Read It Clubs they attended, valued the experience, and believed they gained from it. (RS)

Descriptors: Community Programs, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literacy

Books for Babies Means Books for Parents Too: The Benefits of Situating the Earliest Stages of Literacy in the Framework of the Wider Community.

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Millard, E.; Taylor, C.; Watson, S. – Reading, 2000

Describes some findings from the Books for Babies project, a central strand of Derbyshire's county-wide literacy initiative, Read On--Write Away! (ROWA!). Indicates that there are additional benefits for other family group members when a Book Start project includes follow-up activities and is connected to wider ranging community literacy…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship