The role of the parent in the school reading program

• Main Author: Pickett, Stanley Clayton
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 1983
• Subjects: Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/7908/; https://research.library.mun.ca/7908/1/Pickett_StanleyClayton.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/7908/3/Pickett_StanleyClayton.pdf

A major impetus for this study has been the need to enlighten both parents and teachers with respect to parent involvement in reading, regarded as prerequisite to assessing the feasibility of involving parents locally. To this end this study first surveyed the literature pertaining to parent involvement in children’s reading, simply to inform parents and teachers of the extent of activity in this area and to make this information available to them. A second purpose was to identify program features and other aspects of parent involvement that appeared to be effective in improving children’s reading. A third purpose of the study was to review the Newfoundland rural educational scene with respect to identifying factors that may be considered facilitative to future activity in this area. -- This survey uncovered forty projects that matched the criteria for selection. Identifiable among these are a number of trends related to program planning and implementation. First, the greater number of projects were initiated by university personnel or by university related personnel, although school district and teaching personnel were active as well. Second, the projects most often involved parents in one or more of the following: learning about reading and how to use this knowledge to help children at home; learning about, and how to use, a previously prepared program at home; and learning how to improve the home environment to make it more conducive to helping children learn to read. Third, these projects involved children and parents of all socio-economic levels. However, a large percentage of the projects involved low socioeconomic parents and children. Fourth, most projects involved children who were receiving remedial instruction. Finally, although most projects were implemented during the school year eight were conducted or implemented during the school year eight were conducted or implemented during the summer. -- An analysis of the projects revealed several important finding. With respect to goals, the greater number ...