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Literacy Promotion Strategies Within Reach Out and Read: An Exploratory Study

Robert Needlman1,2, Zaeem Lone2,3, Ryan Chae2,4

  • 11 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Clinical Pediatrics
|June 6, 2018
PubMed

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Literacy promotion (LP) in primary care can be enhanced. Observing parents and children reading together, with feedback, improved parent recall and motivation for reading aloud skills compared to advice alone.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Early Childhood Education

Background:

  • Literacy promotion (LP) is a key part of primary care for young children.
  • Effective strategies for implementing LP during routine visits are still being explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare two different literacy promotion strategies in primary care settings.
  • To assess the impact of observation and feedback versus advice on parent recall and motivation.

Main Methods:

  • Two cohorts of children (6 months to 6 years) receiving routine care were studied.
  • Cohort 1 received advice-based LP; Cohort 2 received LP involving observation of parent-child reading and feedback.
  • Parents were interviewed 1-2 weeks post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • LP in Cohort 2 took significantly longer but resulted in higher parent recall of learning about reading aloud (48% vs 8%).
  • Parents in Cohort 2 reported greater uncertainty about their reading skills and a stronger desire to learn more (100% vs 17%).

Conclusions:

  • Observing parent-child reading dyads and providing feedback may be a more effective literacy promotion strategy than advice alone.
  • This approach enhances parent engagement and motivation to improve reading aloud skills.

Keywords:
Reach Out and Readanticipatory guidanceliteracy promotionparentingreading aloud

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