The role of after-school programs in children's literacy development [Executive summary]

Author(s): Spielberger, Julie; Halpern, Robert;
Date Issued: 2002
Publisher(s): University of Chicago. Chapin Hall Center for Children
Description: A summary of a study of after school program approaches to promoting the literacy of children from low income families, based on a survey of the literacy practices and environments of after school programs in Chicago and Seattle, and on case studies of after school programs with innovative approaches to children's literacy in Chicago, Seattle, and New York City
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Funder(s): Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds
Source: Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children. Retrieved February 24, 2010, from http://www.chapinhall.org/sites/default/files/PS_38.pdf
Topics: Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Out-Of-School Time

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Interventions/Curricula > Early Literacy
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