Reading Improvement Through Homework Help

Fatimah WashingtonEd 700.22

Spring 2010

Table of Contents

Statement of the Problem Contemporary Practices from

practitioners Points of View from Theorists Statement of Hypothesis References

Statement of the Problem

Children of parents with low socio-economic attainment have low reading scores due to insufficient help with homework.

Contemporary Practices

Family literacy as a third space between home and school (Pahl & Kelly, 2005).

Interactive homework assignments (Bailey, 2006)

Reading First: A component of the No Child Left Behind Act (Whitfield, 2005) School support strategies (Sen. et

al.,2009)

Points of View From Theorists

ProParental assistance with homework is the Most

Important factor in reading achievement.

ConParental assistance is not the

most important factor in reading achievement.

(Bailey, 2006) Vygotsky (Whitfield, 2005)

(Senechal, 2008) Dr. Snow ( Whitfield, 2005)

(Tam, 2009) (Sen et al. ;Watkins ; Whitfield; Ryder et al.)

(Pahl & Kelly 2005)(Margolis 2004)

Statement of Hypothesis

The reading scores of 10 at-risk first grade students of school x will receive professional help with homework to improve their reading scores.

Sources

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Heymann, S. J.; Earle, A. (Winter 2008). Low Income Parents: How do Working Conditions Affect Their Opportunity To Help School-Age Children At Risk. American Educational Research Journal. V37 n4 Pp833-848

Margolis, H. (October 2004). Resolving Struggling Learners’ Homework Difficulties: Working With Elementary School Learners and Parents. Reading Psychology An International Quarterly . V25 n4 Pp 225-260

Pahl, K. ; Kelly, S. (July 2005). Family Literacy As A Third Space Between Home and School: Some Case Studies of Practice. Literacy. Pp91-97

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Senechal, M; Young L. (September 2008). The Effect of Family Literacy Interventions On Children's’ Acquisition Of Reading From Kindergarten to Grade 3: A Meta Analytic Review. Pp880-907

Tam, V. C.; Chan, Raymond. (2008) Parent Involvement In Primary Children’s Home Work In Hong Kong. School Community Journal. V19 n2 Pp81-100

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Whitfield, P.; (2005). No Child Left Behind : Leaving The Arts Behind In Developing Young Children’s Literacy. V11 n2 Pp43-54