NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ670163
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
EISSN: N/A
Impact of a Brief Literacy Intervention on Urban Preschoolers.
Sharif, Iman; Ozuah, Philip O.; Dinkevich, Eugene I.; Mulvihill, Michael
Early Childhood Education Journal, v30 n3 p177-80 Spr 2003
This study examined the impact of a literacy intervention comprised of four parent workshops about reading to children on preschoolers' receptive vocabulary. Findings indicated that children of parents attending the workshops had a significant 7- point increase in their Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test scores at a 7-month follow-up. Parent educational level related to score increase. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Intervention, Parent Education, Parent Student Relationship, Parents, Preschool Children, Pretests Posttests, Reading Aloud to Others, Vocabulary Development, Workshops
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A