College of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver, 13120 East 19th Avenue, Room 4217, C288-18, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Matern Child Health J. 2011 Aug;15(6):765-71. doi: 10.1007/s10995-010-0637-0.
The purpose of this study is to report on the effectiveness of a coordinated, community-wide intervention to promote early literacy behaviors with low-income parents, especially parents with limited English language proficiency. The interventions include book distribution programs that were based in clinical settings, childcare centers and home visitation programs. The intent of these interventions was to communicate a message that reading to infants and young children and accessing services at the public library are beneficial. The methodology involved in the administration of a Community Based Parental Survey (CBPS) included questions related to early literacy behaviors in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts. Two independent samples collected in 2001 and 2003 were compared. The data comparison between the two time periods showed a 77% increase in parents reporting that they showed books to their infants on a daily basis. There was also a 71% increase in parents reading books aloud to their children on a daily basis. Other indicators also improved. Establishing an early reading ritual encourages infants to have an association to books, helps in language acquisition and supports the social and emotional connection between a parent and his or her young child. The act of holding an infant and reading to him/her on a consistent basis can improve health literacy and hopefully improve student reading achievements. Early interventions like these are relatively low cost and can yield considerable long term results. We conclude that multi-level community based interventions show positive trends in promoting early literacy behaviors.
本研究旨在报告一项协调的、全社区范围的干预措施，以促进低收入父母（尤其是英语水平有限的父母）的早期读写行为。干预措施包括以临床环境、儿童保育中心和家访计划为基础的图书分发计划。这些干预措施的目的是传达一个信息，即给婴儿和幼儿读书以及在公共图书馆获取服务是有益的。实施社区父母调查（CBPS）的方法包括与早期读写行为相关的问题，以评估这些努力的效果。2001 年和 2003 年收集了两个独立的样本进行比较。两个时期的数据比较显示，每天向婴儿展示书籍的父母比例增加了 77%。每天大声朗读书籍给孩子的父母比例也增加了 71%。其他指标也有所改善。建立早期阅读仪式可以鼓励婴儿与书籍建立联系，有助于语言习得，并支持父母与幼儿之间的社交和情感联系。经常抱着婴儿并给他/她读书可以提高健康素养，并有望提高学生的阅读成绩。像这样的早期干预措施成本相对较低，但可以带来可观的长期效果。我们的结论是，多层次的基于社区的干预措施在促进早期读写行为方面呈现出积极的趋势。
