Making a Difference: Findings from "Better Beginnings" a Family Literacy Intervention Programme

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Autori principali: Barratt-Pugh, Caroline, Allen, Nola
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author Barratt-Pugh, Caroline
Allen, Nola
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Allen, Nola
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Allen, Nola
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contents Making a Difference: Findings from "Better Beginnings" a Family Literacy Intervention Programme Barratt-Pugh, Caroline Allen, Nola Early Intervention Reading Attitudes Government Libraries Foreign Countries Family Literacy Teacher Attitudes Books Parent Caregiver Relationship Evaluation Childrens Literature Emergent Literacy Reading Since 2005, "Better Beginnings", an early intervention, statewide family literacy programme developed by The State Library of Western Australia, has provided thousands of families with strategies and resources to promote and support book-sharing from birth. This paper reports on the key findings of an independent longitudinal evaluation of the programme's impact on parents/carers approximately one year after they were introduced to the "Better Beginnings" programme. Parents/carers were asked about their book sharing practices, beliefs about the importance of sharing books, and library membership and participation in related library activities. Responses from the participants strongly indicated that the programme was well received and had a significantly positive impact on the child, other family members and the participants. The evaluation also raised a number of issues, which have implications for further development of the programme.
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spellingShingle Making a Difference: Findings from "Better Beginnings" a Family Literacy Intervention Programme
Barratt-Pugh, Caroline
Allen, Nola
Early Intervention
Reading Attitudes
Government Libraries
Foreign Countries
Family Literacy
Teacher Attitudes
Books
Parent Caregiver Relationship
Evaluation
Childrens Literature
Emergent Literacy
Reading
Making a Difference: Findings from "Better Beginnings" a Family Literacy Intervention Programme Barratt-Pugh, Caroline Allen, Nola Early Intervention Reading Attitudes Government Libraries Foreign Countries Family Literacy Teacher Attitudes Books Parent Caregiver Relationship Evaluation Childrens Literature Emergent Literacy Reading Since 2005, "Better Beginnings", an early intervention, statewide family literacy programme developed by The State Library of Western Australia, has provided thousands of families with strategies and resources to promote and support book-sharing from birth. This paper reports on the key findings of an independent longitudinal evaluation of the programme's impact on parents/carers approximately one year after they were introduced to the "Better Beginnings" programme. Parents/carers were asked about their book sharing practices, beliefs about the importance of sharing books, and library membership and participation in related library activities. Responses from the participants strongly indicated that the programme was well received and had a significantly positive impact on the child, other family members and the participants. The evaluation also raised a number of issues, which have implications for further development of the programme.
title Making a Difference: Findings from "Better Beginnings" a Family Literacy Intervention Programme
topic Early Intervention
Reading Attitudes
Government Libraries
Foreign Countries
Family Literacy
Teacher Attitudes
Books
Parent Caregiver Relationship
Evaluation
Childrens Literature
Emergent Literacy
Reading
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ949390