Sierra Holtzheuser
Reading Rocks Junior: An Exploratory Study of an Emergent Literacy Program for Children at-Risk for Learning Disabilities
Brock University
paper describes exploratory study emergent literacy program offered learning disabilities association niagara region support young vulnerable readersthe program designed offered response community call support vulnerable children familiestwentythree fourto sixyear old children participated sixweek twelvesession programchildren referred program schools demonstrating prereading skills placed bottom classthe aim program support children emergent literacy skills including phonological print awareness well lettersound understanding emergent literacy skills identified significant predictors later reading proficiencythe study adopted preposttest design measuring childrens emergent literacy achievementresults indicate participating children statistically clinically increased literacy skills participating reading rocks junior programresearch applied implications results presented