Lingwood, J, Billington, J and Rowland, C (2020) Evaluating the Effectiveness of a ‘Real‐World’ Shared Reading Intervention for Preschool Children and Their Families: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Research in Reading, 43 (3). 1467-9817.. pp. 249-271. ISSN 0141-0423
Abstract
Background
Shared reading interventions can impact positively on preschool children's language development and on their caregiver's attitudes/behaviours towards reading. However, a number of barriers may discourage families from engaging with these interventions, particularly families from lower socio‐economic status (SES) backgrounds. We investigated how families from such backgrounds responded to an intervention designed explicitly to overcome these barriers.
Methods
In a preregistered cluster randomised controlled trial, 85 lower SES families and their 3‐year‐old to 4‐year‐old children from 10 different preschools were randomly allocated to take part in The Reader's Shared Reading programme (intervention) or an existing ‘Story Time’ group at a library (control) once a week for 8 weeks. Three outcome measures were assessed at baseline and post intervention: (1) attendance, (2) enjoyment of the reading groups and (3) caregivers' knowledge of, attitudes and behaviours towards reading. A fourth − children's vocabulary – was assessed at baseline and 4 weeks post intervention.
Results
Families were significantly more likely to attend the intervention group and rated it more favourably, compared with the control group. However, there were no significant effects on caregivers' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours or on children's language.
Conclusion
The intervention was only successful in engaging families from disadvantaged backgrounds in shared reading. Implications for the use, duration and intensity of shared reading interventions are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 UKLA This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Intervention; shared reading; socio-economic status; vocabulary |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > Linguistics & Phonetics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2020 11:53 |
Last Modified: | 05 Aug 2022 00:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1467-9817.12301 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159684 |