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Copy of Action Research: Involving Parents in Dialogic Reading
Action Research:Involving Parents in Dialogic Reading
Research Questions
How can teachers best facilitate a relationship with parents that will maximize our students’ chances for success?
How does the use of Dialogic Reading at home affect children’s vocabulary and motivation to read?
What approaches work best in narrowing the “30 million word gap”?
Research Methods
Participants
Child and parent volunteer
Child—9 year old girl who is home-schooled
Maintains average to slightly above-average grades
Oral Fluency is Lacking—lacks vocabulary to properly express herself
Materials
Reading Interest Inventory
BRI
DIBELS Word Use Fluency
Template for Planning Dialog
Instructional Level Text for Each Student
Procedure
Student will be given Interest Inventories and BRI to gauge genre interest and instructional level
Parent will be trained in facilitating Dialogic Reading (3 types of interactions)
Parent will conduct D.R. for 20 minutes a session, 3 times a week, recording times and anecdotal notes in given logbook
Student will be given DIBELS WUF assessment and D.R. interest survey
Quantitative and Qualitative Results will be compared by researcher and analyzed to address effectiveness as well as anecdotal concerns.
Limitations and Strenghts
of Study
Limitations
Time Constraints
One pair of (very cooperative!) participants
Strengths and Future
Research
Knowledge of Family's
Reading Habits
Ability to easily
communicate with parent
Will continue contact with parent
and introduce implementing deeper-rooted strategies
Matt Duczeminski
Prof. Breheny
Summer 2011