Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2002
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Andrea Bowman
Second Committee Member
Luetta Monson
Third Committee Member
Carol L. Butterfield
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to create a home literacy backpack program to increase children's reading skills with parental help through the use ofliterature that is relevant and meaningful to the students. Research that was reviewed showed students learn how to read through a balanced form of instruction using children's literature. Reviewed research also indicated parental involvement to be positively related to children's success in school. Materials necessary to put together 35 take home backpacks are included in this project. Conclusions, recommendations and suggestions for implementation of the backpack program are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Scrivner, Tami Marie, "Using Children's Literature and Parental Involvement to Facilitate Reading with Primary-Age Children through a Literacy Backpack Program" (2002). Graduate Student Projects. 60.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/thesis_projects/60
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons