Short and Medium Run Effects of Parents Reading to Pre-School Children in a Disadvantaged Locality [microform] / Derek Toomey.

A study examined the effectiveness of an emergent literacy program designed to encourage low-income parents to read to their children. Pre-school teachers in four low-income areas in Australia read to children in their class regularly. Three books were sent home with each child twice a week and the...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Toomey, Derek
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1992.
Subjects:	Emergent Literacy. Family Environment. Foreign Countries. Low Income. Parent Student Relationship. Preschool Children. Preschool Education. Program Effectiveness. Reading Aloud to Others. Reading Programs. Reading Research.