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  • the imagination library program and kindergarten readiness evaluating the impact of monthly Book Distribution
    Journal of Applied Social Science, 2017
    Co-Authors: Frank Ridzi, Monica R Sylvia, Xiaofen Qiao, Jeff Craig
    Abstract:

    Literature suggests that reading to children can have a significant impact on their early literacy development and long-term school performance. We examine whether consistent participation (i.e., t...

  • The Imagination Library Program and Kindergarten Readiness Evaluating the Impact of Monthly Book Distribution
    Journal of Applied Social Science, 2016
    Co-Authors: Frank Ridzi, Monica R Sylvia, Xiaofen Qiao, Jeff Craig
    Abstract:

    Literature suggests that reading to children can have a significant impact on their early literacy development and long-term school performance. We examine whether consistent participation (i.e., three or more years) in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL), a Book Distribution program that provides one Book per month to children ages birth through five, is associated with higher kindergarten readiness. This study examines 2,731 incoming kindergartners in the Syracuse City School District in 2013 and 2014 using the AIMSweb Letter Naming Fluency (LNF) test to assess kindergarten readiness. LNF is frequently identified as the best single indicator of risk for reading failure and has been shown to have a strong ability to predict future reading, vocabulary, and language development. Examining both the entire population and propensity score matched groups, we find that a significantly higher percentage of those consistently participating in DPIL were considered as ready for kindergarten. This difference r...

  • Exploring the Literacy Practices of Refugee Families Enrolled in a Book Distribution Program and an Intergenerational Family Literacy Program
    Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015
    Co-Authors: Sunita Singh, Monica R Sylvia, Frank Ridzi
    Abstract:

    This ethnographic study presents findings of the literacy practices of Burmese refugee families and their interaction with a Book Distribution program paired with an intergenerational family literacy program. The project was organized at the level of Bronfenbrenner’s exosystem (in Ecology of human development . Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1979 ) to effect a change at the immediate level of the microsytem (i.e., the child’s home life). These two programs–Imagination Library and Storycircles–were organized by the local Literacy Coalition in a Central New York community in the United States in order to assist the refugee families to transition into their new sociocultural context and increase their involvement in the school-based education of their children. Participant observations and interviews with parents and program providers indicated that, while the family literacy practices mostly centered on oral traditions, participation in the two programs led to the familiarity and use of print-based forms of literacy. Additionally, parents reported an interaction with Books that were reaching their homes and consciously modeling the shared reading practices demonstrated by the program providers. The linguistic and cultural barriers are discussed in light with the pedagogical implications of the study in finding ways to provide culturally responsive instruction.

  • the imagination library program increasing parental reading through Book Distribution
    Reading Psychology, 2014
    Co-Authors: Frank Ridzi, Monica R Sylvia, Sunita Singh
    Abstract:

    Research has established a connection between print exposure and reading skills. The authors examined the impact of Book access on print exposure via a monthly Book Distribution program. At 10 months of implementation, 170 families enrolled in the Imagination Library Program in Syracuse, New York responded to a survey. Results indicated that length of enrollment was associated with frequency of child-directed reading and story discussion, even when controlling for child age, gender, income, parental education, race, parental nation of birth, and primary language spoken at home. Consequently, the authors conceptualize such programs as catalysts for developing early literacy skills by increasing child-directed reading.

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  • Promoting Positive Family Interactions: Evaluating a Free Early Childhood Book Distribution Program
    Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
    Co-Authors: Simon P. Funge, Dana J. Sullivan, Kirsten Tarter
    Abstract:

    The Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) program encourages reading among families of preschool children by mailing age-appropriate Books, once per month, until the child reaches the age of five. An evaluation of a DPIL program in a southern state in the U.S. was conducted to assess the impact on enrolled children. Focus groups were conducted and a survey was administered to over 100 parents of children in the program to determine parents’ satisfaction with–and assessment of–the program relative to its activities and stated outcomes. To what extent the program promoted reading in the family, and children’s enjoyment of reading and school readiness was explored. In addition, family communication styles and relationships were assessed relative to these outcomes. The parents reported that the program introduced more diverse reading choices, fostered their children’s love of reading, promoted cognitive development and readiness for school, increased use of public libraries, and encouraged family interaction. Some differences in reading activities based on family communication styles were found. As well, parents provided recommendations for outreaching to underserved children. Implications of these findings for groups that sponsor this program and for further research are presented.

  • Promoting Positive Family Interactions: Evaluating a Free Early Childhood Book Distribution Program
    Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
    Co-Authors: Simon P. Funge, Dana J. Sullivan, Kirsten Tarter
    Abstract:

    The Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) program encourages reading among families of preschool children by mailing age-appropriate Books, once per month, until the age of five. An evaluation of a DPIL program in a southern state in the U.S. was conducted to assess the impact on enrolled children. Focus groups were conducted and a survey was administered to over 100 parents of children in the program to determine parents’ satisfaction with – and assessment of – the program relative to its activities and stated outcomes. To what extent the program promoted reading in the family, and children’s enjoyment of reading and school readiness was explored. In addition, family communication styles and relationships were assessed relative to these outcomes. The parents reported that the program introduced more diverse reading choices, fostered their children’s love of reading, promoted cognitive development and readiness for school, increased use of public libraries, and encouraged family interaction although some differences in reading activities based on family communication styles were found. As well, parents provided recommendations for outreaching to underserved children. Implications of these findings for groups that sponsor this program and for further research are presented

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