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Syrnyk, Corinne; McArthur, Alisa; Zwack, Alyson; Makowsky, Meghan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
In summer 2021, during the coronavirus pandemic, 8 parent-child dyads were recruited to participate in a pilot project to investigate the potential benefit of an at-home adaptation of an Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI) for literacy. After completing a demographic survey and the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (Cohen et al., 1983), children's reading…
Descriptors: Children, Parents, Animals, Pilot Projects
Jessica Peppard; Katie Racki; Rachel Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed-method study explored teachers' perceptions of the Living Libraries (LL) professional development program. The study investigated the program's perceived effectiveness and impact on students' reading skills. Additionally, the researchers sought to understand how LL trained teachers perceived the program as aiding their reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness
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Cameron Downing; Gwennant Evans-Jones; Simone Lira Calabrich; Caspar Wynne; Rachel Cartin; Joanna Dunton; Ruth Elliott; Markéta Caravolas; Charles Hulme; Manon Jones – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
There is good evidence that high-quality instruction targeting reading-related skills in the classroom leads to gains in reading. However, considerably less is known about the possible efficacy of "remote" instruction. This study evaluated the efficacy of an interactive evidence-based language-rich literacy programme. 184 children were…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Distance Education
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Xiaoqian Shi; Jarernchai Chonpairot; Akapong Phulaiyaw – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
Xi'an Drum Music, a traditional folk wind and percussion music originating in Shaanxi Province, China, is a rich cultural heritage known for its intricate rhythms, evocative melodies, and narrative depth. This study investigates the role of Xi'an Drum Music in promoting literacy and cultural awareness among young learners by integrating this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Musical Instruments, Folk Culture, Cultural Awareness
Piasta, Shayne B.; Logan, Jessica A. R.; Zettler-Greeley, Cynthia M.; Bailet, Laura L.; Lewis, Kandia; Thomas, Leiah J. G. – Grantee Submission, 2022
Preschool-aged children identified as at risk for later reading difficulties can benefit from supplemental, small-group emergent literacy intervention. As such interventions become commercially available and marketed to preschool programs, it is important to understand their impacts when implemented by intended end users under routine conditions.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy, Early Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Yijun Ruan; Yanyan Ye; Catherine McBride – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
Literacy skills are important for children's development. The present study explored the effectiveness of a parent coaching approach on the reading and spelling skills and compared cognitive-linguistic skills performances between Chinese children with and without dyslexia. Participants were 33 children with dyslexia and 77 children without…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Education, Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness
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Sanusi, Bernice O.; Talabi, Felix Olajide; Adelabu, Omowale T.; Alade, Moyosore – SAGE Open, 2021
Education has been identified as one of the most important ways to achieve national development. With 3 million non-literate adults in Lagos State, the commercial nerve center of the nation, radio becomes a veritable medium to teach such adults who, for several reasons including economic, do not have the opportunity of formal schooling. The study…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
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Gever Verlumun Celestine; Felix Olajide Talabi; Joseph Moyinoluwa Talabi; Victor Oluwole Adefemi; Samson Adedapo Bello; Abimbola Adekemi Oluyemi; Oberiri Destiny Apuke – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
The goal of this study was to examine the effect of interactive radio instruction (IRI) in improving the literacy skills of out-of-school children in IDP camps in Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experiment involving 470 children who were out of school at the time of the study. The indices for measuring literacy skills included phonological skills,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Out of School Youth, Reading Skills
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Naftzger, Neil; Wheeler, Kathryn; Hall, Georgia – Afterschool Matters, 2023
This descriptive study explored the relationship between sustained attendance in high-quality 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC)-- funded programs and key child outcomes. The key hypothesis was that high-quality programming is associated with the development of social and emotional skills, which in turn may be related to academic…
Descriptors: After School Programs, 21st Century Skills, Social Development, Emotional Development
Katie Racki; Jessica Peppard; Rachel Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed-method study explored teachers' perceptions of the Living Libraries (LL) professional development program. The study investigated the program's perceived effectiveness and impact on students' reading skills. Additionally, the researchers sought to understand how LL trained teachers perceived the program as aiding their reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Professional Development, Library Skills
Rachel Patrick; Jessica Peppard; Katie Racki – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed-method study explored teachers' perceptions of the Living Libraries (LL) professional development program. The study investigated the program's perceived effectiveness and impact on students' reading skills. Additionally, the researchers sought to understand how LL trained teachers perceived the program as aiding their reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Professional Development, Library Skills
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Fikrat-Wevers, Suzanne; van Steensel, Roel; Arends, Lidia – Review of Educational Research, 2021
The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate effects of family literacy programs on the emergent literacy skills of children from low socioeconomic status families (0-6) and to establish which program, sample, study, and measurement characteristics moderate program effects. Outcomes of 48 (quasi-)experimental studies covering 42 different…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Emergent Literacy, Low Income Groups
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Guy Martin; Christopher J. Lemons; Yasmina E. Haddad – Remedial and Special Education, 2025
Paraeducators are increasingly tasked with delivering early literacy instruction to students with disabilities in elementary schools. This review synthesized findings from 19 studies that examined paraeducator-implemented early literacy instruction and reported the included studies' descriptive characteristics, methodological quality, and…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Literacy Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Yijun Ruan; Urs Maurer; Catherine McBride – Educational Psychology Review, 2024
This meta-analysis synthesizes 49 standardized mean-change differences between control and treatment groups as effect sizes from 28 independent studies, investigating the efficacy of existing reading interventions on literacy skills for Chinese children. Six potentially important moderators were considered in this study. These moderators included…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Literacy
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Elek, Catriona; Gray, Sarah; West, Sue; Goldfeld, Sharon – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
The years from birth to five are critical for building the emergent literacy skills that precede learning to read and write. Early childhood education and care services are in a unique position to support emergent literacy development, particularly for children in socio-economically disadvantaged communities. This article reports the findings of a…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy, Skill Development, Reading Skills
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