- Social capital and home literacy engagement - this article shows that parents must be able to access resources to help with home/school literacy connections, by Li (English in Education, 2007)
- The Manchester Transition Project - this report outlines the factors that promote family engagement, by A. Dyson (DfES, Feb 2007)
- The Family Fluency Program
- review of a US intervention focusing on increasing
children's reading fluency in class and at home (International
Reading Association, 2006)
- Mothers'
literacy beliefs - this article outlines who mothers'
beliefs impact on children's literacy development,
by D. Weigel (JECL, August 2006)
- What makes parenting
programmes work in disadvantaged areas?
A study of parenting programmes that included a literacy
element (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, July 2006).
- Parenting,
class and culture: exploring the context of childrearing
A paper highlighting the role of social class in shaping
experiences of parenting, including involvement in
school (April 2006)
- Toward
a life cycles education policy [word doc] (January
2006) Tom Sticht argues for an approach to education
that recognises the impact of parental educational
achievement on the achievement of children, as well
as the transfer of interest in education and motivation
to succeed
- Parents, Children and
the School Experience: Asian Families' Perspectives
- a qualitative study looking at parents' understanding
of the education system and their role in supporting
their children (2005)
- Home
Reading - 2004: Read Together Post Campaign Evaluation
- this report examines public awareness of a recent
media campaign designed to encourage home reading
amongst families in Scotland (Scottish Executive,
June 2005)
- Parents' views
on improving parental involvement in children's education
- this study explores current levels of involvement,
outlines barriers to involvement and introduces strategies
to overcome them, by Kay Russell (Scottish Executive,
2005)
- Parenting practices
that shape the lives of young children - this
US report shows that parents are missing opportunities
to develop their children's language development,
by Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
(May 2005)
- Including families
in the learning community: Family centres and the
expansion of learning - this research shows that
centres have influenced significant change in three
areas - individual, families and communities, by Stewart
Ranson (JRF, May 2005)
- PEEP
(Peers Early Education Partnership) - summaries
of three evaluations up to 2005, including one looking
at the impact of the programme on parents
- Get on
with Got kids? Get reading! Final report - details
of the Skills for Life pilot project, and downloadable
reports (2005)
- Sure
Start - summaries of various evaluations (2001-2004)
- UK Family
Trends 1994-2004 - this report explores UK families,
and of attitudes and family life in the UK between
1994-2004, by Helen Barrett (NFPI, 2004)
- Improving children's
behaviour and attendance through the use of parenting
programmes - the programmes had a positive impact
on parents' relationship with their children, by Susan
Hallam (DfES, October 2004)
- What
works in parenting support? - a review of what
works in the UK and elsewhere, by Patricia Moran (DfES,
September 2004)
- Support
from the Start: Working with young children and their
families to reduce the risks of crime and anti-social
behaviour (2004)
- A
model of the inter-generational effects of parental
education - this report reviews the role of parental
education in child development, by looking at parents'
school attainment, by L. Feinstein (BSA, May 2004)
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- Early literacy outcomes and parent involvement - a US intervention study indicating that early intervention can increase children's print knowledge, by R. Mullis (Florida State University, May 2004)
- Parental involvement in reading: A meta-analysis - this US study shows that parents help children's reading achievement and build families of readers, by S. Darling (National Center for Family Literacy, 2004)
- Relationship
between parent-teaching activities and emergent literacy
in preschool children - this US study explores
the link between parental teaching activities and
literacy outcomes in children aged 3 to 5, by M. Haney
(ECDC, 2004)
- Family
literacy in England: Theory, practice, research &
policy - a book chapter by P. Hannon & Viv
Bird (2004)
- On
Track - evaluations of the crime reduction programme
that includes parenting support and pre-school education
(2004)
- Skills
for Families - various reports (2004)
- Step
in to Learning evaluation:executive summary (2004)
- The
impact of parental involvement, parental support and
family education on pupil achievement and adjustment
- by C. Desforges (DfES, 2003)
- NIACE evaluation
of LSC funded family programmes (2003)
- Parent involvement
and early literacy - a research digest, by Q.
Linn (Harvard Family Research Project, October, 2003)
- Parental
involvement in children's education (PICE) - an
interview study by the Learning Partnership Leeds
(2003)
- The
Raising Early Achievement in Literacy (REAL) Project
(2001-03)
- An
evaluation of Share at Key Stage 3 - a report
on the use of a family literacy programme with older
children (CEDC, 2002)
- Keeping up with
the children: project evaluation (2002)
- Reaching
parents: Producing and delivering parent information
sources - this qualitative study investigates
parenting information needs, by A Cragg (NFPI, 2002)
- Reading
for Change: Performance and engagement across countries.
Results from PISA 2000 - international study of
15-year-olds' reading ability that took parental occupation
into account (OECD, 2002)
- School,
Family and Community Partnerships (2002)
- Family
learning: a survey of current practice - Ofsted
(2000)
- The NFER follow-up
study of Basic Skills Agency's family literacy demonstration
programmes (1997)
- Summaries of research
on the effect of early intervention and parental involvement
on children's literacy and educational attainment
- Parental
involvement with reading
- Babies and books
- Evaluations of family
literacy programmes - NFER research shows family
literacy lasts
"Beyond the frame": exploring children's literacy
practices at home (C. Burnett and J. Myers, 2002).
A summary from the Department for Education and Skills is
at
www.
standards.dfes.gov.uk
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