Early literacy at Home - Does parent involvement

Inquiry Project

These are the research questions:

Title: Early literacy at Home

· Does parent involvement with reading during early childhood positively effect students reading abilities?

· How effective is reading with young children?

· What will work with children before school starts?

· Does reading to your child before they enter school make a difference in their ability to read?

Using online resources and/or classroom-based data, you will examine and explore your research questions.

A minimum of twelve (12) pages based on your in-depth inquiry is assigned. You will present the information from this Assignment as part of Assignment #4 (below). Include a minimum of 15 references in this study. The reference (APA- style) section of this syllabus includes the names of books/articles/search engines that you may wish to consult in addition to the list of journals which follow:

 Appropriate Reference Journals for the Inquiry Project (Literature Review):

The Reading Teacher

Reading Improvement

Reading Research and Instruction

Research in the Teaching of English

Reading Research Quarterly.

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy