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A. Brooks Bowden; Rebecca Davis; Johanna Bernard – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background: Parental involvement in early childhood is foundational to a child's later academic achievement (Heckman, 2007). Parent-child book reading is frequently recommended as a way to build a child's early cognitive skills. Evidence suggests that mother-child reading time increases children's vocabulary and reading skills (Price & Kalil,…
Descriptors: Homework, Reading Assignments, Parent Participation, Reading Strategies
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Bailey, Lora Battle; Silvern, Steven B.; Brabham, Edna; Ross, Margaret – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2004
This study examined the effects of (a) interactive reading homework; and (b) parent involvement with children during homework on students' responses to inference questions. Interactive reading homework refers to homework designed to involve both parents and children and to facilitate student reasoning. The participants were 84 parents and 84…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Homework, Parent Participation, Inferences
Radencich, Marguerite C.; Schumm, Jeanne Shay – 1997
Noting that parent involvement in their children's schooling is a key to academic success, this book provides techniques and strategies for parents to help them assist their children with homework completion without conflict. Chapter 1, "Getting Started," includes guidance on who should help with homework and how to set a homework…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Elementary Education, Homework