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Involving Parents and Carers in Literacy Achievement

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Parental Involvement

 

Research highlights the lack of effective and successful
parent initiatives in literacy.
Cunningham and Allington (2003) point out that most
parents are unsure of how to teach reading or help their
children with literacy development. The positive impact of parent education on children’s reading acquisition cannot be underestimated nor undervalued.
According to research involving 1174 families by
Senechal (2006) when parents were taught specific literacy skills to use with their children, they were twice as effective
as parents who listened to their children read and six times more effective than parents who read to their children.
In addition, Project ROAR (Reach Out And Read) indicates
that parents are eager to help their children and when
instructed in appropriate literacy activities can positively affect the academic progress of their children (Gilliam et al, 2004).

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Parental Engagement

 

 

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Literacy/ Reading Development

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This issue of The ERIC Review focuses on the developmental path that children typically take when learning to read. Its
purpose is to help you, the parent, take steps to ensure that your child will make the transition from learning to read to
reading to learn by the end of third grade.

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