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I. Picton – National Literacy Trust, 2024
NewsWise, run by The Guardian Foundation, is an award-winning news-literacy programme aimed at children aged 7 to 11. It consists of a series of engaging workshops, lessons and family workshops using high-quality resources to support a range of media-literacy activities. The NewsWise programme in Birmingham aimed to support children in Years 5 and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Family Programs
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Lingwood, Jamie; Billington, Josie; Rowland, Caroline – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
Background: Shared reading interventions can impact positively on preschool children's language development and on their caregiver's attitudes/behaviours towards reading. However, a number of barriers may discourage families from engaging with these interventions, particularly families from lower socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. We…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Instruction, Attendance, Preschool Children
Harris, Barbara; Petersen, Dana; Wulsin, Claire Smither – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2017
The brief explains how exposing young children to early math concepts supports their development of reasoning and problem solving skills and later success in and out of school. It describes the unique ways each of five family engagement programs funded by the Heising-Simons Foundation developed, tested, and integrated early math learning into…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Family Involvement
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Anthony, Jason L.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Zhang, Zhoe; Landry, Susan H.; Dunkelberger, Martha J. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: In an effort toward developing a comprehensive, effective, scalable, and sustainable early childhood education program for at-risk populations, we conducted an experimental evaluation of the value added by 2 family involvement programs to the Texas Early Education Model (TEEM). A total of 91 preschool classrooms that served…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Family Programs, Family Involvement
Walter, Gaye R.; And Others – 1994
This guide to the 1994 summer reading program in Montana provides information and techniques for developing and implementing a summer reading program at public libraries. The first section concentrates on planning and promoting programs, specifying elements of planning, promotion, and program evaluation. "Decorating the Library" contains…
Descriptors: Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Library Planning