Publication: Can Reading Adventure Packs (RAPS) Complement and Enrich the Literacy Program in Your Classroom?
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.articleid | 1001 | |
avondale-bepress.authors | Barbara J Fisher | |
avondale-bepress.context-key | 3416634 | |
avondale-bepress.coverpage-url | https://research.avondale.edu.au/teach/vol1/iss1/2 | |
avondale-bepress.document-type | teaching_professional_practice | |
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation | Fisher, 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.doi | 10.55254/1835-1492.1001 | |
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date | 2012-10-22T00:00:00Z | |
avondale-bepress.field.multimedia_format | flash_audio | |
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date | 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z | |
avondale-bepress.field.publisher | Avondale Academic Press | |
avondale-bepress.fulltext-url | https://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=teach&unstamped=1 | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | early literacy development | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | children's literacy | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | family participation in early literacy development | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | financial constraints | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | economic conditions | |
avondale-bepress.keywords | RAP literacy program | |
avondale-bepress.label | 2 | |
avondale-bepress.publication-date | 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z | |
avondale-bepress.publication-title | TEACH Journal of Christian Education | |
avondale-bepress.state | published | |
avondale-bepress.submission-date | 2012-10-22T20:30:09Z | |
avondale-bepress.submission-path | teach/vol1/iss1/2 | |
avondale-bepress.title | Can Reading Adventure Packs (RAPS) Complement and Enrich the Literacy Program in Your Classroom? | |
avondale-bepress.type | article | |
dc.contributor.author | Fisher, Barbara J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-01T00:27:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-01T00:27:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-01-01 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2012-10-22T20:30:09Z | |
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.citation | Fisher, 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.doi | https://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/03416634 | |
dc.language.iso | en_us | |
dc.publisher | Avondale Academic Press | |
dc.subject | early literacy development | |
dc.subject | children's literacy | |
dc.subject | family participation in early literacy development | |
dc.subject | financial constraints | |
dc.subject | economic conditions | |
dc.subject | RAP literacy program | |
dc.title | Can Reading Adventure Packs (RAPS) Complement and Enrich the Literacy Program in Your Classroom? | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication |
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