A Study of Teaching Reading Skills to the Young Child Using Microcomputer Assisted Instruction

1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores A. Gore ◽  
Gary N. Morrison ◽  
Martha L. Maas ◽  
Elizabeth A. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Instructional Program ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The One ◽  
Metropolitan Readiness Test ◽  
Drill And Practice

The major purpose of this study was to determine if the five-year-old child could be taught reading skills through the computer. Fourteen children attending a preschool for low income families received specific reading skills instruction exclusively on the microcomputer. The curriculum used at the preschool was designed to eliminate any drill and practice on isolated reading skills. The study was a pretest/posttest single group design. All subjects were administered the Metropolitan Readiness Test and the results were analyzed using the one-way analysis of variance ( p < .01). A secondary purpose was to determine if the children could learn basic computer literacy skills without direct instruction and drill. Through an analysis of the observation notes it was determined that the computer literacy skills were learned by the children while involved in the academic skills instructional program.

scholarly journals Innovative Partnerships to Address Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Brighter Bites Produce Voucher Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9175
Author(s):  
Amier Haidar ◽  
Christine Markham ◽  
Allison Marshall ◽  
Ru-Jye Chuang ◽  
Meredith Spence ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Participant Satisfaction ◽  
Voucher Program ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Program Participant ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The One ◽  
The U.S

The purpose of this communication is to describe the Brighter Bites produce voucher program, and its implementation and utilization across Brighter Bites families in four cities in the U.S., during the COVID-19 pandemic. The voucher program was implemented over nine weeks starting April 2020, with up to four USD 25 store-specific produce coupons sent bi-weekly to the homes of each participating Brighter Bites family (USD 100 total/family). Measures included type of produce purchased, amount of voucher that was used, number of vouchers distributed and redeemed by families, and a post-program participant satisfaction survey. Descriptive statistics, including count, frequency, and percent, were computed, both overall and stratified by city. During this time, Brighter Bites distributed a total of over 43,982 vouchers to 12,482 low-income families, with a redemption rate of 60% (at least one voucher redeemed) across all cities. During times of crisis, non-profit–for-profit partnerships, such as the one between Brighter Bites and the grocery retail industry, are feasible, and successful in providing produce to families in need.

On Designing Effective Caregiver Training Programs for Low Income Families

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna B. Oetting ◽  
Sonja L. Pruitt ◽  
Shannon L. Farho
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Caregiver Training ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Children's Speech

In this article, we describe Tips About Talk, a group-based prevention program we created to increase low-income caregivers' knowledge and use of positive talking strategies to facilitate their children’s speech, language, and literacy skills. Following this, we present findings from a study that evaluated the effectiveness of the program and describe the changes we have made to our services based on these findings.

scholarly journals Home literacy activities: Accounting for differences in early grade literacy outcomes in low-income families in Zambia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Chansa-Kabali
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Home Literacy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Literacy Outcomes ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Teaching Letters

Inequalities on child cognitive outcomes exist as children enter the first grade. These differences are even wider for children in low-income families. This article aims to examine the extent to which home factors account for variation in early literacy outcomes in the first year of schooling. A total of 72 first graders and their parents from low-income families in Lusaka, Zambia, participated in the study. A self-reported home literacy questionnaire was used to collect home literacy data − parental education, home possessions, reading materials, language awareness, print experience, writing activities, reading activities and teaching letters. Children’s early literacy skills were assessed using four measures: orthography awareness, spelling, vocabulary and math tests. These tests were measured at two points: at the beginning and at the end of the first grade. Results showed that teaching letters was most predictive of literacy outcomes both at the beginning and end of the first year. The study concludes that formal teaching of letters at home is the parents’ greatest strength for supporting literacy in low-income families. Thus, energies for parental involvement should be directed in ways that are culturally practised and manageable by parents for better literacy outcomes.

scholarly journals KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA NYARING DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA KARTU KATA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Fitriani Fitriani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Skills ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Reading Literacy ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Grade Ii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
The One

This study aims to determine the increase in reading literacy skills by using word card media for grade II students of SDN 55 Padang Lambe, Wara Barat District, Palopo City. This research is a classroom action research (PTK) and the one acting as the subject in this study was the second grade students of SDN 55 Padang Lambe, Wara Barat Sub-district, Palopo City, totaling 15 people. Data collection techniques used through observation, tests and documentation methods with planning, implementation, observation and reflection procedures. This research was conducted in two cycles. Data processing and analysis techniques used are quantitative descriptive techniques. The results of this study using word cardmedia in increasing loud reading skills have increased, which can be seen in the average pre-cycle 67.66 with 33.33% completeness, in cycle I the average value is 72.6 with 80% completeness and in cycle II the average value was 83.46 with 100% completeness. Thus the average value of students has reached the KKM.

scholarly journals Impact of the Tennessee Voluntary Prekindergarten Program on Children’s Literacy, Language, and Mathematics Skills: Results From a Regression-Discontinuity Design

AERA Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233285842110413
Author(s):  
Georgine M. Pion ◽  
Mark W. Lipsey
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Children's Literacy ◽  
And Mathematics

The Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K Program (TN-VPK) is statewide full-day program that gives priority to children from low-income families. A regression-discontinuity design with a statewide probability sample of 155 TN-VPK classrooms and 5,189 children participating across two pre-K cohorts found positive effects at kindergarten entry with the largest effects for literacy skills and the smallest for language skills. The results contribute to the growing body of regression-discontinuity studies of state and local pre-K programs and affirm the statewide generalizability of analogous prior findings from a more specialized subsample in the parent Tennessee Pre-K Study. Furthermore, the respective effect sizes compared favorably with those found in other regression-discontinuity studies of public pre-K on the same outcome measures, providing one index of the quality of the TN-VPK program.

Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Karp ◽  
Gary Wong ◽  
Marguerite Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Caloric Density ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

Understanding functional illiteracy from a policy, adult education, and cognition point of view: Towards a joint referent framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-122
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Bulajić ◽  
Miomir Despotović ◽  
Thomas Lachmann
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Functional Illiteracy ◽  
Scale Levels ◽  
Components Of Reading ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract. The article discusses the emergence of a functional literacy construct and the rediscovery of illiteracy in industrialized countries during the second half of the 20th century. It offers a short explanation of how the construct evolved over time. In addition, it explores how functional (il)literacy is conceived differently by research discourses of cognitive and neural studies, on the one hand, and by prescriptive and normative international policy documents and adult education, on the other hand. Furthermore, it analyses how literacy skills surveys such as the Level One Study (leo.) or the PIAAC may help to bridge the gap between cognitive and more practical and educational approaches to literacy, the goal being to place the functional illiteracy (FI) construct within its existing scale levels. It also sheds more light on the way in which FI can be perceived in terms of different cognitive processes and underlying components of reading. By building on the previous work of other authors and previous definitions, the article brings together different views of FI and offers a perspective for a needed operational definition of the concept, which would be an appropriate reference point for future educational, political, and scientific utilization.

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