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Eutsler, Lauren; Trotter, Julia – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
Little research has examined young children's reading preference by text type. We examined 37 children reading, evaluated their reading experience, and surveyed parents for at-home reading practices and parent predictions of their child's text preference. Framed by social learning theory using a multiple-case study research design, data analysis…
Descriptors: Preferences, Parent Child Relationship, Socialization, Case Studies
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Schaughency, Elizabeth; Riordan, Jessica; Reese, Elaine; Derby, Melissa; Gillon, Gail – Infants and Young Children, 2020
Natural disasters are disruptive to families and communities, particularly when cascading effects continue over time. Such events, and ensuing disruptions to family life, present risks to young children's development, including oral language. Recognition of this potential vulnerability has led to calls for early childhood programming to support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Guo, Ying; Puranik, Cynthia; Kelcey, Ben; Sun, Jing; Schneider Dinnesen, Megan; Breit-Smith, Allison – Grantee Submission, 2020
Research Findings: Home literacy practices are an important variable in the development of literacy skills among children. However, several questions regarding the relationship between home literacy practices and writing are unanswered. The objective of this correlational study is to examine the relationship between reading-related and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Family Literacy, Family Environment, Literacy Education
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Rolander, Kathleen – TESOL Journal, 2018
In this theoretical article, the author explores the perceptions that drive the development of family literacy programs aimed at preparing limited-English-proficiency (LEP) families for schools in the United States. Examining English language learning with regard to power dynamics within a society and culture, the article considers the spectrum of…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Limited English Speaking
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Reyes-Cedeno, Clelia Consuelo; Rivas-Cun, Hector Ivan; Espinoza-Cevallos, Carmen Elizabeth; Rojas-Garcia, Carlos R. – European Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Preschool education is fundamental to shape children's aptitudes and skills in early life. Ecuador is following a global education trend for starting-up mathematical thinking at earlier development ages, but this is only reflected in vehement curricular changes that are not supported properly. As a result, the safeguarding of a good children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum
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Burton, Jenny M.; Washington, Karla N.; Samms-Vaughan, Maureen – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
Most research related to communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been obtained from monolingual English-speaking children from high-income countries. Based on questionnaires completed by parents, this pilot study aimed to describe the communication characteristics of six children with ASD living in Jamaica. Parents…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
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Padilla, Christina M. – AERA Open, 2020
Parent engagement has been a cornerstone of Head Start since its inception in 1965. Prior studies have found evidence for small to moderate impacts of Head Start on parenting behaviors but have not considered the possibility that individual Head Start programs might vary meaningfully in their effectiveness at improving parenting outcomes. The…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Parenting Skills
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de la Rie, S.; van Steensel, R. C. M.; van Gelderen, A. J. S. – Review of Education, 2017
Raising the literacy levels of young children is a major concern in many countries for which various programmes have been suggested. One of these is family literacy programmes. In previous meta-analyses wide variability in effects has been found and it has been suggested that this is partly caused by variability in implementation quality. This…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Literature Reviews, Program Effectiveness
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Anderson, Jim; Anderson, Ann; Sadiq, Assadullah – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
In this article, we review the literature on the impact of family literacy programmes on young children's language and literacy learning. After defining family literacy, we present a brief historical overview of family literacy programmes, including persistent questions regarding their effectiveness with respect to young children's language and…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Young Children, Language Usage, Family Environment
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Boshkova, Galina; Shastina, Elena; Shatunova, Olga – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2018
In the article the concept of "a family reading" is analyzed, the significance of " the family reading" model is disclosed, the role of grandparents in the formation of the child's personality is revealed. The goal of the article is to point out the possibility of improving the reading culture in the case of an awareness of the…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Comparative Analysis, Role, Self Concept
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de la Rie, Sanneke; van Steensel, Roel C. M.; van Gelderen, Amos J. S.; Severiens, Sabine – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
To examine what kinds of parent-child interactions are elicited by different literacy-related activities, an exploratory study was conducted with 19 mother-child dyads. Although prompting boards are widely incorporated in pre- and primary school curricula, and in various family literacy programmes, scientific knowledge supporting their use is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Student Relationship, Interaction, Family Literacy
National Literacy Trust, 2018
Early Words Together at Two aims to help to improve the home learning environments of families of two-year-olds. It is designed for settings, including private and school nurseries and children's centres, who serve low-income families or any children with language and communication difficulties. Between January 2017 and March 2018, the programme…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship, Parents as Teachers
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Taylor, Nicole – Journal of Research in Education, 2016
The aim of this study was to utilize an exploratory and descriptive lens to examine the literacy beliefs of refugee mothers of preschool aged children, who were enrolled in a refugee family literacy program (n = 19). Through use of a survey, mothers' literacy beliefs as related to the home literacy environment and schooling were examined. Results…
Descriptors: Refugees, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Surveys
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Arnaud, L. Mari; Gutman, Sharon A. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
Objective: We assessed the effectiveness of an occupational therapy reading program that targeted foundational reading skills and reading participation for first and second graders in an underserved urban elementary school. Method: Eleven intervention group participants received the 10-week reading program based on the incorporation of…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Reading Programs, Reading Improvement, Program Effectiveness
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Jung, Youngok – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
This study examined how in-the-moment behaviour of children and family literacy programme use are associated with the affective quality of mother-child interactions and the content of maternal utterances that occurred during book reading. Ninety-Two Latina mother-child dyads were included. Mothers frequently exhibited warm/positive behaviour and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Family Literacy, Family Programs, Parent Child Relationship
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