Reaching Families Where They Are: Examining an Innovative Book Distribution Program

Autor/inn/en	Neuman, Susan B.; Knapczyk, Jillian J.
Titel	Reaching Families Where They Are: Examining an Innovative Book Distribution Program
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 55 (2020) 4, S.542-569 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085918770722
Schlagwörter	Books; Summer Programs; Educational Innovation; Neighborhoods; Community Programs; Childrens Literature; Access to Education; Young Children; Reading Aloud to Others; Program Effectiveness; School Readiness; Poverty Areas; Urban Areas; Corporate Support; Proximity; Child Care Centers; Parent Role; Teacher Role; Reading Material Selection; Emergent Literacy; Family Programs; Michigan (Detroit); District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Sommerkurs; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Frühe Kindheit; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Urban area; Stadtregion; Lebensnähe; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Lehrerrolle; Frühleseunterricht; Family program; Familienprogramm
Abstract	This study examines a community-wide effort to promote greater access to books through the mechanisms of physical and psychological proximity. It addresses the seasonal summer slide through an innovative book distribution program in neighborhoods identified as book deserts. Four low-income neighborhoods were provided with vending machines used to dispense free children's books over the summer months. Within a design research framework, the study was designed to capture how, why, and in what ways these machines were used in communities. Results indicated that providing greater access through close physical proximity to books and greater adult support enhanced children's opportunities to learn. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01