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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>Children’s personal experience, confidence and</p> <p>success (or otherwise) with books and reading,</p> <p>particularly at the initial stages, is directly</p> <p>related to their attitude towards reading (Wang,</p> <p>2000).</p> <p>Many of these attitudes are developed prior to</p> <p>school commencement and often are closely linked</p> <p>to early literacy experiences in the home. Economic</p> <p>conditions of the household may determine</p> <p>children’s exposure and access to quality reading</p> <p>materials in the home. Some low-income families</p> <p>find it extremely difficult to resource their children’s</p> <p>early literacy needs. While it appears that most</p> <p>families are aware of the importance of the home</p> <p>literacy environment and the need for reading</p> <p>resources, too many are without books or lack an</p> <p>adult who is willing to read to children.</p> <p>With the realisation that family members can</p> <p>contribute positively to early literacy development,</p> <p>there has been a plethora of programs and initiatives</p> <p>in recent years designed to support and encourage</p> <p>family participation in children’s literacy education.</p> <p>Surprisingly, most current programs assume (often</p> <p>incorrectly) that parents/carers have sufficient</p> <p>available finances to resource the literacy needs of</p> <p>their children.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1001
avondale-bepress.authorsBarbara J Fisher
avondale-bepress.context-key3416634
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/teach/vol1/iss1/2
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citationFisher, B. J. (2007). Can reading adventure packs (RAPs) complement and enrich the literacy program in your classroom? <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 1</em>(1), 4-5. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1001
avondale-bepress.field.doi10.55254/1835-1492.1001
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2012-10-22T00:00:00Z
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avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.publisherAvondale Academic Press
avondale-bepress.fulltext-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&amp;context=teach&amp;unstamped=1
avondale-bepress.keywordsearly literacy development
avondale-bepress.keywordschildren's literacy
avondale-bepress.keywordsfamily participation in early literacy development
avondale-bepress.keywordsfinancial constraints
avondale-bepress.keywordseconomic conditions
avondale-bepress.keywordsRAP literacy program
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avondale-bepress.publication-date2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTEACH Journal of Christian Education
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avondale-bepress.submission-date2012-10-22T20:30:09Z
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avondale-bepress.titleCan Reading Adventure Packs (RAPS) Complement and Enrich the Literacy Program in Your Classroom?
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Barbara J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:27:24Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:27:24Z
dc.date.issued2007-01-01
dc.date.submitted2012-10-22T20:30:09Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Children’s personal experience, confidence and</p> <p>success (or otherwise) with books and reading,</p> <p>particularly at the initial stages, is directly</p> <p>related to their attitude towards reading (Wang,</p> <p>2000).</p> <p>Many of these attitudes are developed prior to</p> <p>school commencement and often are closely linked</p> <p>to early literacy experiences in the home. Economic</p> <p>conditions of the household may determine</p> <p>children’s exposure and access to quality reading</p> <p>materials in the home. Some low-income families</p> <p>find it extremely difficult to resource their children’s</p> <p>early literacy needs. While it appears that most</p> <p>families are aware of the importance of the home</p> <p>literacy environment and the need for reading</p> <p>resources, too many are without books or lack an</p> <p>adult who is willing to read to children.</p> <p>With the realisation that family members can</p> <p>contribute positively to early literacy development,</p> <p>there has been a plethora of programs and initiatives</p> <p>in recent years designed to support and encourage</p> <p>family participation in children’s literacy education.</p> <p>Surprisingly, most current programs assume (often</p> <p>incorrectly) that parents/carers have sufficient</p> <p>available finances to resource the literacy needs of</p> <p>their children.</p>
dc.identifier.citationFisher, B. J. (2007). Can reading adventure packs (RAPs) complement and enrich the literacy program in your classroom? <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 1</em>(1), 4-5. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1001
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1001
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/03416634
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.publisherAvondale Academic Press
dc.subjectearly literacy development
dc.subjectchildren's literacy
dc.subjectfamily participation in early literacy development
dc.subjectfinancial constraints
dc.subjecteconomic conditions
dc.subjectRAP literacy program
dc.titleCan Reading Adventure Packs (RAPS) Complement and Enrich the Literacy Program in Your Classroom?
dc.typeJournal Article
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