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Direct linkTorr, Jane – Literacy, 2020
Early childhood educators are encouraged to read with infants, yet little is known about the educator-infant book-focused interactions that occur in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centres. This study provides a systematic linguistic analysis of the naturally occurring interactions between one focal child Charlie (aged 21 months and…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Teachers, Infants
de Bondt, Merel; Willenberg, Ingrid A.; Bus, Adriana G. – Review of Educational Research, 2020
Book giveaway programs provide free books to families with infants to encourage caregivers to begin reading to their children during infancy. This meta-analysis of 44 studies retrieved from 43 articles tests the effects of three major book giveaway programs: Bookstart (n = 11), Reach Out and Read (n = 18), and Imagination Library (n = 15). Effect…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Material Selection, Recreational Reading, Reading Skills
Torr, Jane – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2020
Children's language experiences in the first two years of life are inextricably connected with their current and future language and literacy development. Research has shown that mother-child shared reading of picture books is a practice that can promote this development. Little is known, however, about the shared reading experiences of infants…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Picture Books, Interaction, Early Childhood Teachers
Bhana, Naima; McNaughton, David; Raulston, Tracy; Ousley, Ciara – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Providing support to a child with complex communication needs during shared storybook reading activities can be challenging. Storybooks often contain specific vocabulary items (e.g., character names) that are key to conversations about the story but would be difficult to add and of limited long-term use in an augmentative and alternative…
Descriptors: Story Reading, Childrens Literature, Books, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
de la Rie, Sanneke; van Steensel, Roel C. M.; van Gelderen, Amos J. S.; Severiens, Sabine – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
Background: Various conversational contexts elicit stimulating parent-child interactions to a different degree. Shared reading, a scripted activity, is reported to elicit most abstract speech compared with other activities (e.g., toy play). Parental socioeconomic status (SES) is another key predictor of abstract talk. Shared reading can attenuate…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Reading Aloud to Others, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Background
Westerveld, Marleen F.; Wicks, Rachelle; Paynter, Jessica – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk of persistent language and literacy difficulties. This study investigated the effectiveness of an 8-week parent-implemented shared book reading intervention designed to change parent and child book reading behaviours. Sixteen parents and their preschoolers on the autism…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Parent Child Relationship, Intervention, Reading Aloud to Others
Dowdall, Nicholas; Murray, Lynne; Skeen, Sarah; Marlow, Marguerite; De Pascalis, Leonardo; Gardner, Frances; Tomlinson, Mark; Cooper, Peter J. – Child Development, 2021
This study evaluated the impact of a parenting intervention on children's cognitive and socioemotional development in a group of caregivers and their 21-to-28-month-old children in a low-income South African township. A randomized controlled trial compared an experimental group (n = 70) receiving training in dialogic book-sharing (8 weekly group…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Books, Parenting Skills, Intervention
Melissa Derby – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2021
This paper reports on findings from a study that explored the efficacy of a home-based literacy intervention in advancing preschool children's foundational literacy skills. A secondary line of enquiry in the study sought to determine the effects of the intervention on the family literacy practices, in particular, the way in which families engaged…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Instructional Effectiveness
Karla M. Zaccor – Journal of Children's Literature, 2023
In schools similar to the one in this study, where over 75 percent of the students were non-White, students come to their classrooms having lived experiences with racism, and yet, in many classrooms, racism is never discussed or it is relegated to the past. This means, in many classrooms, there are White teachers who are unwilling or unable to…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Grade 6, Middle School Students, Cultural Differences
Whyte, Belinda; Davies, Maree; Wilson, Aaron – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature and understanding of online talk in a New Zealand primary-school context. This research consisted of a small-scale case study of the #NZReadaloud, a pre-existing literacy programme, over 6 weeks in mid-2020. A private online group on the education platform Edmodo was established where 14…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Kaiser, Irmtraud – Language Learning and Development, 2022
The present study analyses 3- to 6-year-old children's dialect-standard repertoires in an Austrian-Bavarian sociolinguistic setting and investigates how far individual repertoires can be explained by input and sociodemographic factors. Adults' linguistic repertoires in the area typically comprise a certain spectrum on the dialect-standard…
Descriptors: Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage, Gender Differences, Age Differences
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2022
Based on recent research and in collaboration with expert panelists, the What Works Clearinghouse™ (WWC) has provided practical recommendations for preschool educators to use to help prepare young children benefit from learning opportunities they will encounter in school. The "Preparing Young Children for School Practice Guide" details…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, School Readiness, Evidence Based Practice
Burchinal, Margaret R.; Krowka, Sarah; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Gersten, Russell; Wavell, Samantha; Lyskawa, Julia; Haymond, Kelly; Bierman, Karen; Gonzalez, Jorge E.; McClelland, Megan M.; Nelson, Kimberly; Pentimonti, Jill; Purpura, David J.; Sachs, Jason; Sarama, Julie; Schlesinger-Devlin, Elizabeth; Washington, Julie; Rosen, Emily – What Works Clearinghouse, 2022
By learning social-emotional, executive function, mathematics, and literacy skills in preschool, children are likely to be better prepared for the higher expectations and more formal curriculum in elementary school. Ensuring that all children are well prepared for elementary school is a priority for parents, caregivers, guardians, and policy…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, School Readiness, Evidence Based Practice
Alotaibi, Khalid M. – Online Submission, 2022
Saudi EFL students experience similar difficulties as other language learners do when learning English. One of the most crucial disciplines of foreign language (FL) method study is the employment of reading strategies by speakers of EFL. Students who actively employ their reading comprehension techniques are able to comprehend and remember more of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Reading Skills, Reading Strategies
Witzleben, Megan – CEA Forum, 2019
During Charles Dickens's lifetime, education publications such as "The Union Sixth Reader" already shared methods for teaching his works. "The Union Sixth Reader" gives evidence to educational concerns surrounding the best uses of language, as though Dickens's turns of phrase could empower students. Today, educators may not…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Fiction, Cultural Awareness
