ERIC Number: EJ1101491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-May
Pages: 25
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Effectiveness of a Parent-Child Home Numeracy Intervention on Urban Catholic School First Grade Students
Lore, Millicent D.; Wang, Aubrey H.; Buckley, M. Toni
Journal of Catholic Education, v19 n3 Article 8 May 2016
Catholic social teaching affirms the primary role of parents in their children's education, as well as the importance of forging a positive home-school partnership. The purpose of this article is to provide empirical evidence for further cultivating a collaborative, home-school relationship aimed at improving the mathematics performance of Catholic school first grade students by training parents as providers of at-home numeracy support. The participants included 60 parents (29 Black; 2 Asian; 1 Latino; 26 White; and 2 other) from two urban, Catholic schools. Parents randomly assigned to the experimental group received numeracy training and materials and, then, implemented a 15-week home numeracy intervention. Results revealed that students in the treatment group (or those who received the parent-child home numeracy intervention) made large and statistically significant gains in their mathematics achievement, measured by a standardized test, as compared to the control group.
Descriptors: Intervention, Numeracy, Parent Child Relationship, Family Environment, Elementary School Students, Catholic Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Control Groups, Parent Role, Family School Relationship, Achievement Gains, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests, Experimental Groups, Urban Schools, Pretests Posttests, Statistical Analysis
Loyola Marymount University. School of Education 1 LMU Drive, University Hall Suite 1760, Los Angles, CA 90045. e-mail: catholicedjournal@lmu.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ce
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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