Encouraging parent–child book sharing: Potential additive benefits of literacy promotion in health care and the community

Canfield, Caitlin F.; Seery, Anne M.; Weisleder, Adriana; Workman, Catherine; Cates, Carolyn Brockmeyer; Roby, Erin; Payne, Rachel; Levine, Shari; Mogilner, Leora; Dreyer, Benard P.; Mendelsohn, Alan L.

doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.11.002

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“…In addition, the study revealed the feasibility of population-wide early literacy promotion in primary care using ROR, with potential synergies when complemented with communitylevel promotion through DPIL. Findings therefore provide support for using the medical home as a platform for multilevel initiatives, an approach increasingly recognized as critical for significant population impacts (eg, New York City Council City's First Readers 16,17 and Get Ready Guilford, 18 large-scale initiatives including ROR).…”

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From Clinic to Kindergarten: A Path Toward Equity in School Readiness

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Mendelsohn

2021

Pediatrics

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Poverty 1 and systemic racism 2 are critical causes of disparities in early child development and school readiness. Because these early disparities result in lifelong barriers to educational achievement, health, and economic security, there is consensus regarding the urgency of early preventive efforts. Pediatric primary care provides a unique opportunity for population-level engagement of the highest-risk families to support nurturing parent-child relationships critical to healthy child development. 3,4 Parent-child book sharing supports early relational health, 5 social emotional development, 6,7 and early literacy, 8 representing a modifiable target for intervention.

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From Clinic to Kindergarten: A Path Toward Equity in School Readiness

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Mendelsohn

2021

Pediatrics

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“…Interestingly, two recent cross-sectional studies demonstrate an important synergy when a family used both the library and received ROR-type book guidance and free-books at the physician’s office ( 8 , 9 ). The authors found statistically significant associations with more reading, reading a wider variety of books, and having higher quality book-sharing interactions at home ( 8 , 9 ). Paper books are still recommended for young children because they appear to better stimulate and encourage dialogic reading (having a dialogue with the child, such as asking questions to better explore the text) compared to e-books, although the data remain controversial ( 23 , 24 ).…”

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“…Two recent studies have confirmed that families receiving literacy support from both their paediatrician and their local library undertake more reading with their children and have higher quality book-sharing dynamics ( 8 , 9 ). Moreover, because not all health care providers can afford new books, we wanted to better understand how libraries were being used and how they might be better integrated into health care providers’ efforts to promote daily reading ( 10 ).…”

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Survey of public library use in the Ambulatory Clinic in the Children’s Hospital Winnipeg

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Paediatrics &Amp; Child Health

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Introduction Recent studies highlight synergies for families receiving early childhood literacy support from their health care provider and public library, with more reading at home and higher quality book-sharing interactions. Our primary objective was to determine the percentage of Children’s Hospital Winnipeg Ambulatory Clinic’s patients who had ever used a public library. The clinic has a longstanding early-childhood literacy program and serves remote communities and low-income Winnipeg families. Methods A structured survey was administered to parents or legal guardians by the first author. It explored library barriers and covariates that might affect library use. Analysis included descriptive statistics and a logistic regression model for predictors of library use. Results Ninety-seven nearly consecutive surveys were administered, half prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most respondents were female, from Winnipeg, and in the two lowest neighbourhood income quintiles. Roughly half (46.4%) of children had used a library. Most respondents wanted health care providers to promote literacy and provide information about public libraries, and more supported in-clinic distribution of books. The number of children per household positively predicted library use, possibly a proxy for experience with community resources. About 2/3 of respondents believed that library fines should be abolished. Most identified other barriers, for example, inconvenient hours, distance, or concerns about COVID-19. Conclusion Less than half of surveyed families used public libraries, citing multiple barriers, including fines. Moreover, not all health care providers can offer new books and anticipatory guidance. Clinics that promote use of public libraries may therefore represent a low-cost, stand-alone alternative.

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“…By this way, infants/toddlers start to become aware of literacy skills within natural contexts such as talking and singing about pictures, imitating, letting children turn the pages, labelling pictures, showing the cover page, showing the words, and talking about the function of books (Bus, Van Ijzendoorn, and Pellegrini 1995;Sénéchal and LeFevre 2002;Raikes et al 2006). It is well-documented that children spending more time on literacy-rich activities from infancy shows more favourable outcomes for later development (Murray and Egan 2014;Canfield et al 2018). In the present research, we investigated infants' early literacy behaviour growth that could result from being better able to take advantage of learning opportunities made available to them.…”

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The impact of parent training intervention in early years: language and literacy development

Yumuş

Turan

2021

International Journal of Early Years Education

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This study examined implementation of a newly developed shared book reading intervention program, to boost infants' early skills and provide a solid foundation for continued language learning. A randomised control study was conducted to elevate the effects of Shared Book Reading Intervention with 20 parents (n = 10 experiment, n = 10 control) and their infants/toddlers aged 8-16 months. The program including 12-week parental training, had a powerful alterable influence on infant's language comprehension, word production, and literacy skills. Additionally, findings provide further evidence that the shared book intervention instructional strategies helped parents learn language domain content. When taken together, the results suggest that parents have the potential to shape their infants' development in the short-term by initiating reading skill changes in their home environment.

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Encouraging parent–child book sharing: Potential additive benefits of literacy promotion in health care and the community

Cited by 30 publications

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From Clinic to Kindergarten: A Path Toward Equity in School Readiness

From Clinic to Kindergarten: A Path Toward Equity in School Readiness

Survey of public library use in the Ambulatory Clinic in the Children’s Hospital Winnipeg

The impact of parent training intervention in early years: language and literacy development

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