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Training parents as effective listeners of their children's reading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2015

S. Raciti  and
P. Mathams
S. Raciti
Affiliation:
Bowen District Guidance Office
P. Mathams
Affiliation:
Bowen District Guidance Office
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Abstract

This study briefly outlines the results of a pilot project within the Bowen Special Education District directed to the training of parents as effective listeners of children's oral reading. The study assesses the relevant listening behaviours of two parents before, during and after being involved in a Parent Helper's Reading Program. The effectiveness of the program is generally evident from the observed improvement in listening behaviours demonstrated by the parents. Furthermore, the increased competency in listening behaviours by parents is paralleled by a simultaneous improvement in oral reading and comprehension performance by the target children. Also, the children's generalisation of skills from home to school is noted by both parents and teachers. Overall, this study suggests two significant implications to be considered within the context of existing reading programs utilising adult helpers. Firstly, the use of untrained helpers within school reading programs needs to be questioned. Secondly, the effectiveness of parent helper programs is dependent upon the level of follow-up and monitoring made available to program participants.

While the limitations of generalising from a project using only two subjects is realised, the results suggest important areas for future investigations.

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Queensland Journal of Guidance and Counselling , Volume 1 , October 1987 , pp. 1 - 10
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1987

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