Reading at Home: Does it Matter What Parents Do?.

Loveday, Evelyn; Simmons, Katy

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Publication Date: 1988

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Reading at Home: Does it Matter What Parents Do?

Loveday, Evelyn; Simmons, Katy

Reading, v22 n2 p84-88 Jul 1988

Examines parental involvement in shared reading and reading games as they affect reading improvement. Concludes that it doesn't matter which reading-related activity parents do with their children, as long as they receive initial counselling and ongoing support from the school. (RS)

Descriptors: Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Games, Reading Improvement, Reading Materials

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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