An evaluation of the tales for tots program
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Ashley Nicole Costner (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Mickey Randolph
Abstract: Learning to read is challenging for the majority of children today. Current
research documents multiple early reading skills that are essential for later literacy
development in children. Further, research on early literacy programs presents
inconsistent findings on a variety of variables, such as SES, gender, ethnicity, parental
education, and the specific skills that improve with interventions. The current evaluation
aimed to evaluate Tales for Tots, an early literacy program in Macon County, NC. In
addition, the study investigated many of the variables with which past researchers have
studied and found inconsistent findings. DIBELS scores of Tales for Tots participants
and non-Tales for Tots participants were compared, and data reported by the families of
participants (i.e. demographic and reading behavior data) were used for analyses. It was
found that improvements in DIBELS scores of Tales for Tots participants were evident
for the measures of Letter Naming Fluency and Nonsense Word Fluency in kindergarten,
and Phonemic Segmentation Fluency in first grade. It was also found that Tales for Tots
participants who were reportedly read to daily, scored higher than Tales for Tots
participants who were not read to daily. Results are discussed and recommendations for
future research are provided.
An evaluation of the tales for tots program
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2010
- Keywords
- Early Intervention, Family Involvement, Literacy, Reading Programs, Reading Research
- Subjects
- Reading (Early childhood) -- North Carolina -- Macon County