The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate effects of family literacy programs on the
emergent literacy skills of children from low socioeconomic status families (0–6) and to …

Book giveaway programs provide free books to families with infants to encourage caregivers
to begin reading to their children during infancy. This meta-analysis of 44 studies retrieved …

Kindergarten has become increasingly academically oriented, and US kindergarten
teachers are increasingly called upon to implement policies that require assessment and …

Reading books with infants has many positive associations with child development.
However, the age at which parents begin reading with their infants, and the frequency that …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: This study evaluated the impacts of the Summer Preschools
Program on 5-to-6-year-old Syrian refugee and local children from vulnerable communities …

Contemporary perspectives on emergent literacy in preschool emphasize the importance of
providing developmentally appropriate, authentic, early writing experiences and supporting …

Relations between participation in Imagination Library, a book distribution program that
serves children from birth through age 5, and children's literacy outcomes in kindergarten …

This study examined the free book giving program of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and
its influence upon storybook reading and early literacy within one county-wide setting in the …

A wealth of research has shown that early math skills predict children's learning outcomes in
elementary school as well as high school. 1 Concerningly, disparities in children's early …

Book gifting programs such as Imagination Library aim to foster a love of reading and
increase children's exposure to books and academic success. This study is a conceptual …