A teacher-research study of how to engage parents in their children's literacy learning in an urban setting
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14074023982021-08-03T06:26:57Z A teacher-research study of how to engage parents in their children's literacy learning in an urban setting Mattucci, Wendy Joy Teaching The purpose of this study was to identify ways of engaging parents in their children’s literacy learning both at home and at school. The parents of my second-grade students were the participants in this study. I studied factors that hindered the involvement of urban parents in school participation and implemented a program that best met their individual needs. Four main literacy initiatives were implemented. These included two home-based activities, Parent Homework and Dialogue Journals, and two school-based activities, Book Lunches and Parent Afternoons. Data were collected over a seven-month period in my urban Ohio second-grade classroom and included pre-and post-interviews of parents who agreed to be interviewed for the study.Results showed that most parents were genuinely interested in participating in their children’s education, but it was more difficult for some families to participate due to a variety of factors. These factors included being a single parent, having limited socioeconomic resources, and experiencing serious life events. Single-parent families participated more within the home and two-parent families participated more frequently at the school. Results suggested that African-American parents were just as concerned about their children’s education as non-African-American parents. Results also showed that low levels of parental involvement were not necessarily indicative of parent’s apathy towards their children’s education.Teachers need to become aware of the specific factors that some urban parents face, especially family-type (single versus two-parent), socioeconomic levels, parent perceptions (how they view the school and teachers, their personal experiences in school, etc.), and home environment, in order to engage parents in their children’s literacy learning. Teachers need to provide basic and fun ideas for parents to become involved in reading and writing activities with their child. When parents assist the school in working with their children, the children will benefit in a variety of ways. 2003 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407402398 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407402398 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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