Supplementing literacy instruction with a media-rich intervention: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Author(s): Penuel, William R.; Bates, Lauren; Gallagher, Lawrence P.; Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin; Townsend, Eve; Hupert, Naomi; Dominguez, Ximena; VanderBorght, Mieke;
Date Issued: Q1 2012
Description: A study of the effects of a curriculum supplement that employs content from Public Broadcasting System (PBS) educational programs on the early literacy skills of low income preschoolers, with an analysis of the moderating influence of mothers' education and children's eligibility for subsidized meals on those effects, based on data from 436 children in 80 preschool classrooms in New York City and the San Francisco metropolitan area
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Funder(s): United States. Department of Education
Journal Title: Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Volume Number: 27
Issue Number: 1
Page Range: 115-127
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Socioeconomic Status

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Interventions/Curricula > Early Literacy
Country: United States
States: CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK
ISSN: 0885-2006 Paper
1873-7706 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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