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Anderson, Jim; Anderson, Ann; Lynch, Jacqueline; Shapiro, Jon – Reading Research and Instruction, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether fathers and mothers read differently to their four-year-old sons and daughters and to examine the effect of genre on the interactions that occurred in parent-child, shared book reading. Twenty-five dyads shared two narrative texts and two non-narrative texts. Results indicated that overall,…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Parent Participation, Young Children, Parent Child Relationship
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Martin, Linda E. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1998
Examines how mothers deviate from text while reading to young children and how these deviations vary according to children's development based on chronological age. Tests 25 mothers. Shows mothers of 24-month-olds and 4-year-olds asked more questions to engage their children, whereas mothers of younger children simplified text concepts. (PA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation