ERIC Number: ED671999
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0885-2006
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Available Date: 2025-02-21
Piloting an Approach to Family-Implemented Decoding Instruction for Kindergarten-Aged Children
Colby Hall1; Katlynn Dahl-Leonard2; Garrett J. Roberts3; Philip Capin4; Delanie Peacott1; Lauren Thayer1; Kristin Conradi Smith5
Grantee Submission, Early Childhood Research Quarterly v75 p122-132 2025
Although phonics knowledge and decoding skill are important for academic and life success, there is little research that examines the effects of home-based, family-implemented instruction on the development of these early literacy skills. The purpose of this multiple baseline across participants single case experimental design study was to evaluate the effects of a family-implemented decoding instructional approach that was designed to "launch" young children into reading. We also measured the extent to which family members were able to implement instruction with fidelity and their perceptions about the appropriateness, feasibility, and acceptability of procedures and materials. The Launch into Reading intervention produced moderate to large effects, on average, on decoding outcomes for kindergarten-aged children. On average, participating families were able to implement the intervention with fidelity. Family members reported a high degree of satisfaction with intervention materials and procedures. Results suggest the need for additional supports for individuals who are having difficulty implementing with fidelity and for children who need more practice to learn letter-sound correspondences and use phonics knowledge to decode words. Still, this relatively simple home-based intervention shows initial evidence of promise.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Parents, Parents as Teachers, Parent Background, Parent Education, Educational Attainment, Parent Participation, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Home Study, Early Intervention, Word Recognition, Decoding (Reading), Emergent Literacy, Fidelity, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Parent Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B210008
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education, University of Virginia, United States; 2Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston, United States; 3Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences, University of Denver, United States; 4Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, United States; 5Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College of William & Mary, United States