Lilly Steiner|Christina M. Cassano
An Intervention to Support Teachers in Building on Children’s Home Literacy Backgrounds
Monmouth University|Salem State University|Christ University
study examines results family literacy intervention teach teachers build families home literacy practices quasiexperimental design used study effects 1 use homebased literacy practices school 2 teachers beliefs familys role childrens literacy development 4 firstgraders literacy achievement study conducted two firstgrade classrooms culturally diverse student populations treatment classroom teacher learned practices building homeschool partnerships teacher incorporated specific opportunities involve parents childrens literacy learning led increase parentteacher collaboration combination teacher parent participation intervention resulted statistically significant differences students scores concepts print cap assessment compared students control classroom study small yet provides timely relevant model promote parent involvement particularly important given renewed emphasis building effective homeschool partnerships