ERIC Number: EJ1401628
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-7984
EISSN: EISSN-1741-2919
Learning through Everyday Activities: Improving Preschool Language and Literacy Outcomes via Family Workshops
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, v23 n4 p495-528 2023
Family literacy programmes can take many shapes, and are often focused on training adult caregivers to engage in particular literacy activities with their young children. In this study, through a series of five, two-hour workshops, we instead worked to help families take advantage of opportunities to infuse literacy learning into their daily routines with their preschool-aged children. Effects of the workshop include parent reports of increased literacy interactions in the home, particularly in the areas of read-alouds and writing opportunities. In addition, students whose families participated in the workshops showed statistically significantly greater literacy growth in print and word awareness and comprehension than peers whose families did not participate in the workshops.
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Education, Family Programs, Family Involvement, Preschool Children, Reading Aloud to Others, Vocabulary Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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