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Caspe, Margaret; Lopez, M. Elena – Global Family Research Project, 2017
Positive early-literacy experiences--whether at home, in early-childhood programs, schools, or libraries--set children on a trajectory to become confident readers by the time they reach third grade, which is an important milestone on the pathway toward high school graduation. This review outlines seven practices that research shows families use to…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Family Involvement, Best Practices, Literature Reviews
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Boaz, Martha – Special Libraries, 1980
Describes current efforts to expand the scope and availability of personal computer services, with special reference to the British Post Office PRESTEL experiment in England. Author argues that the library profession should support similar efforts in the United States and study ways personal computers can serve the library community. (Author)
Descriptors: Computers, Family Environment, Futures (of Society), Information Services
Foertsch, Mary A. – 1992
A study focused on the background factors that are most closely related to reading instruction and reading performance, including instructional approaches, reading experiences, home influences, and demographic characteristics. Data for these assessments were collected in the spring of 1988 and 1990 from a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 8