Beginning Reading and Sending Books Home to Read: A Case for Some Fine Tuning.

McNaughton, Stuart; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ478467

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Beginning Reading and Sending Books Home to Read: A Case for Some Fine Tuning.

McNaughton, Stuart; And Others

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v12 n3-4 p239-47 1992

Describes a program that sends books home for parents to read to children in New Zealand. Reports on a study of classroom teachers and parents in 19 primary schools. Finds that, nearly all parents report participating, but there lacked a systematic communication between parents and teachers about instructional practices. (CFR)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Parents, Primary Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Strategies

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand

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