Shui?fong Lam|Kamfung Chow-Yeung|Bernard P. Wong|Kwok Kiu Lau|Shuk In Tse
Involving parents in paired reading with preschoolers: Results from a randomized controlled trial
University of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Island Women's Association|Hong Kong Shue Yan University|Hong Kong Island Women's Association|Hong Kong Island Women's Association
paired reading program implemented 195 hong kong preschoolers mean age 47 years parents families wide range family income preschoolers randomly assigned experimental waitlist control groups parents experimental group received 12 sessions schoolbased training paired reading 7 weeks required paired reading children least four times 7 weeks end program preschoolers experimental group better performance word recognition reading fluency counterparts control group also reported competent motivated reading parents importantly program many favorable effects parents parents experimental group higher selfefficacy helping children better readers learners also reported better relationships children changes relationships selfefficacy found mediate program impact child outcomes however family income moderate effectiveness program families high low income benefited program alike