Centre for Children's Health and Wellbeing, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia.
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2023 Jun;25(3):376-387. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2182742. Epub 2023 Mar 10.
Community hubs often provide support to families in areas of high vulnerability and can provide unique opportunities for delivering early literacy programs. This study used a co-design process to engage families, staff, and community partners within a community hub to design an environment that supported shared book reading.
Co-design was enacted in four phases: 1) interviews to understand user experiences relating to shared book reading; 2) focus groups to refine ideas into actions to support shared book reading and prioritise these actions; 3) implementation of changes; and 4) understanding of participants' experiences of involvement.
Participant identified changes were implemented within four categories: 1) changing how books are organised, 2) showing families how to share books, 3) giving families information about how books can be borrowed, and 4) running more activities about books. Participants indicated they enjoyed being a part of a co-design process to affect change at the community hub.
Co-design enabled the development of collaborative changes to support book reading that were valued and owned by families, staff, and community partners. Community hubs can provide unique opportunities to engage with families in areas of vulnerability to support the development of early language and literacy skills.
社区中心通常为高脆弱性地区的家庭提供支持，并为提供早期读写能力计划提供独特的机会。本研究采用共同设计的过程，让家庭、工作人员和社区合作伙伴参与社区中心，设计一个支持共同阅读的环境。
共同设计分四个阶段实施：1）访谈，了解与共同阅读相关的用户体验；2）重点小组讨论，将想法细化为支持共同阅读的行动，并对这些行动进行优先排序；3）实施变更；4）了解参与者的参与体验。
参与者确定的变更在以下四个方面得到实施：1）改变书籍的组织方式，2）向家庭展示如何分享书籍，3）为家庭提供有关如何借阅书籍的信息，4）开展更多关于书籍的活动。参与者表示，他们喜欢参与共同设计过程，以影响社区中心的变革。
共同设计使支持阅读的协作变革得以发展，这些变革得到了家庭、工作人员和社区合作伙伴的重视和认可。社区中心可以为处于脆弱地区的家庭提供独特的机会，以支持早期语言和读写能力的发展。
