Parent-Child Reading Program (PRP) was an intervention program designed by Ms. Dai, who was a Chinese teacher at Future School in China, to promote reading literacy among elementary students. Program participants included the teacher in the PRP (Ms. Dai) and the parents of students who participated in the program. The goal of this program was to…

This study tested the effects of parent-implemented reading interventions on four elementary students' reading fluency. Student participants had been receiving a Tier 2 reading intervention, but they were not responding favorably to the Tier 2 intervention. A consultant conducted brief experimental analyses of reading interventions and identified…

This model policy creates a comprehensive early literacy reading policy to ensure all students receive the support and interventions necessary to enter fourth grade as proficient readers.

This article describes the experiences of some of the many families of the deaf and hard of hearing children who come to Shared Reading Saturdays at Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The program, which includes monthly gatherings and is coordinated by the NECC's Gallaudet University Regional Center, features deaf…

This article is excerpted from "Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance: Poverty, Literacy, and the Development of Information Capital" by Susan B. Neuman and Donna C. Celano. Based on 21 studies conducted over 10 years in two neighborhoods, it offers a new lens on the achievement gap--and the need for both school and community solutions. The…

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 raised awareness of the educational quality gap between European Americans and minorities, especially in reading. This gap underscores the importance that students master basic reading skills in order to achieve higher levels of reading proficiency. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental study was…

The purpose of this case study, using a qualitative research design, was to examine the process of using literacy assessment portfolios (LAPs) within a cross-categorical special education classroom to investigate whether or not using LAPs would provide distinct information about the literacy development of two students identified with specific…

Examines the effectiveness of a paired reading intervention using curriculum-based measurement (CBM) probes to document student reading progress. Parents and children used the paired reading method in their homes for 10 minutes, four times a week. Results showed that the children's reading accuracy and rates increased from baseline to follow-up on…

Describes the paired reading approach and discusses why it appears to be more successful than other home reading activities in which parents help their children learn to read. (SR)

This guide contains procedures that were devised for use by parents of primary and intermediate grade children who were several years behind in their reading. Topics discussed in the guide's eight chapters are: how to arrange a time and place for reading at home, how to select suitable books for the child to learn from, how to help the child be an…

This book is intended for parents who wish to help their children improve their reading skills. "How You Can Help Day In and Day Out" discusses the influence of the parents, children on television, oral language in early childhood, poetry, building on the child's interests, beginning to read, and independence in the third and fourth grades. "How…

Claims that parents and teachers should work together in guiding children in the learning process. Suggests several ways parents can improve their child's reading performance, including (1) promoting positive family relations; (2) providing an environment conducive to learning; (3) promoting good study habits; and (4) maintaining communication…

Without the development of reading fluency as part of reading instruction, teachers may end up with a classroom full of students who read roughly and slowly, and who may not completely gather the important information from the text. One strategy to increase fluency is the fluency development lesson (FDL) that includes seven steps modeled by the…

Reports the findings of an experiment designed to assess the effects of parental involvement in the teaching of reading to young children, specifically the effects of hearing oral reading at home. The method of the study is described in detail. Five tables and a reference list are included. (JL)

Describes ERIC documents pertaining to the role of parents in preparing their children to read and the ways in which they can help shape and strengthen a school's reading program. (FL)