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Direct linkTina Caswell; Jonelle Dickson-Prokopchak; Cassandra Natali – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Early childhood educators play a crucial role in language and literacy development and in promoting academic readiness. Shared book reading presented in early childhood classrooms can positively impact a child's language and literacy growth. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effectiveness of a shared book reading program…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Story Reading, Books, Allied Health Personnel
Denton, Carolyn A.; Solari, Emily J.; Ciancio, Dennis J.; Hecht, Steven A.; Swank, Paul R. – Elementary School Journal, 2010
This pilot study examined an implementation of a kindergarten summer school reading program in 4 high-poverty urban schools. The program targeted both basic reading skills and oral language development. Students were randomly assigned to a treatment group (n = 25) or a typical practice comparison group (n = 28) within each school; however,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Summer Programs, Listening Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design
Download full textMACKLIN, ELEANOR D.; AND OTHERS – 1968
A GROUP OF 14-YEAR-OLD GIRLS FROM WORKING CLASS HOMES WHO WERE RECOMMENDED BY THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELORS PARTICIPATED IN A STORY READING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK, FOR 8 MONTHS EACH GIRL MET WITH EACH OF HER FOUR PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Books, Childrens Literature, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedKarweit, Nancy; Wasik, Barbara A. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1996
This article examines research evidence on the effects of preschool reading practices on young children, emphasizing the role of school-based programs for young disadvantaged children. The analysis notes positive effects from story reading programs and presents practical guidelines related to group size, rereadings, vocabulary instruction, and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Group Instruction, Language Acquisition, Literacy
Nurss, Joanne R. – Dimensions, 1991
Addresses family literacy issues involving both adult literacy and language development in young children. Presents several ways family members and teachers can cooperate for the benefit of both parents and children. These include parents and teachers reading to children, children reading to parents, and parents and children learning to read…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Literacy
Karweit, Nancy – 1989
This report describes the development of a story-reading program called Story Telling and Retelling (STaR), and its effects on the language and comprehension of disadvantaged prekindergarten and kindergarten children. Following an introduction, an initial section describes the development of this program as part of an urban school restructuring…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition
