Enhancing Literacy: The Reading Development of Grade School Learners
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https://doi.org/10.22437/langue.v4i1.48656Keywords:
reading skills, parent learning action, reading assessment, enhancing literacy, reading developmentAbstract
The research studied how parent learning action cells (PLACs) can improve reading skills for non-readers and struggling readers using different teaching methods. It aimed to see how PLACs affect vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. The mixed-methods approach of the study highlighted strategies parents can use, like phonics, sight words, and comprehension techniques. Results showed that students improved their reading skills after PLACs, and there was a strong link between parents' participation and post-assessment scores. Parents noted that their child felt more confident in reading, improved comprehension, better understanding of reading strengths and weaknesses, a desire to continue reading together, and the importance of spending time reading with their child.
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