Caroline Villiger|Alois Niggli|Christian Wandeler|Sabine Kutzelmann
Does family make a difference? Mid-term effects of a school/home-based intervention program to enhance reading motivation
University of Teacher Education Lucerne
study examined effects schoolhomebased intervention program designed enhance reading motivation comprehension swiss fourth graders n 713 order identify specific contribution home environment program implemented one group without n 244 one group n 225 parental participation intervention based principles selfdetermination theory deci ryan 2002 lasted one school year effects treatment investigated pretestposttest control group design followup multilevel analyses showed schoolhomebased intervention significant effects reading enjoyment reading curiosity effects reading enjoyment still detectable 5month followup however effects found reading selfconcept reading comprehension findings highlight potential family sustained promotion reading motivation