Date of Award

5-1997

Document Type

Thesis

Department

Education

First Advisor

Gail Anderson

Second Advisor

Yvonne Montgomery

Third Advisor

Njambi Kamoche

Abstract

Reading aloud to children has always been a part of classroom instruction, but it has been neglected in recent years because of time constraints in the classroom due to the requirement for accountability, competency testing, and other demands on time. The media, however, point out that reading aloud to children as young as one year of age will increase vocabulary, improve listening skills, and enhance ability to comprehend. It would appear that many parents and teachers hear the message but do not take this advice seriously.

The purpose of this study is to establish whether the media has influenced the decisions of parents and teachers to read aloud to elementary grade children.

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