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ERIC Number: EJ744356
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 41
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0886-0246
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Words to Go!: Evaluating a First-Grade Parent Involvement Program for "Making" Words at Home
Reutzel, D. Ray; Fawson, Parker C.; Smith, John A.
Reading Research and Instruction, v45 n2 p119-159 Win 2006
Parents make powerful contributions to their children's early literacy learning in school. The purpose of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate the efficacy of the Words-to- Go parent involvement program as part of a larger effort to reach out to parents in early literacy. Quantitative data from surveys and qualitative data from focus group meetings were collected about the Words-to-Go program and demonstrated moderate to highly favorable perceptions among parents, teachers, and students. A pretest post test comparison of first-graders' word reading, word writing ability and criterion-referenced reading test performance in two matched elementary schools showed significant effects favoring the Words-to-Go program participants. (Contains 6 tables.)
College Reading Association. Brigham Young University, Department of Teacher Education, 215 McKay Building, P.O. Box 25099, Provo, UT 84602. Web site: http://www.collegereadingassociation.org/index.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 1; Primary Education
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards