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Capotosto, Lauren; Kim, James S.; Burkhauser, Mary A.; Oh Park, Soojin; Mulimbi, Bethany; Donaldson, Maleka; Kingston, Helen Chen – AERA Open, 2017
This qualitative study investigated the ways in which 84 parents from predominantly low-income communities described supporting their third graders' reading skills, motivation, and habits. Thematic analysis of open-ended parent interviews indicated that parents actively and deliberately scaffolded their children's progress toward developing…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Grade 3, Reading Skills, Emergent Literacy
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Smith, Nichole; Day, Barbara – Educational Forum, 2013
A recent decline in reading has become a major issue, as Americans are not reading out of necessity or as a leisure activity. In addition, a connection has been found between children's leisure reading habits and their level of academic achievement, causing even more concern. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Recreational Reading, Reading Skills, Reading Habits