Term

Fall 2019

Capstone

Capstone Project

Degree Name

MAT

Facilitator(s)

Jennifer Carlson

Content Expert

Kristine Davies

Abstract

The research question addressed in this project is, How can Latino parent involvement and direct teaching of literacy skills help to improve their child’s reading skills? Over the years, research has demonstrated the importance of parent involvement in the success of students’ achievement. Furthermore, Latino parent involvement has demonstrated benefits that far exceed expectations. When families and schools work together utilizing different Family Literacy programs, students and families succeed. This Capstone reviewed different literature to help understand Latino family involvement, in addition to reviewing different family literacy programs to help answer the research question. The Capstone also included a project that is an eight week training session for parents on different second grade literacy skills that are introduced through shared reading. The skills they gained over the eight weeks helped provide them with tools that could help improve their child’s reading skills.

Project Type

Curriculum

Keywords

Foreign Language, Literacy, Parent Involvement

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DigitalCommons@Hamline

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School of Education Student Capstone Projects

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