The hairytales of heroboy: evaluation of the reading promotion pilot program for 6 to 9 year old children
Document Type
Report
Keywords
Hairytales, pilot program, reading for pleasure, functional literacy skills, development of functional literacy skills, literacy skills, lifelong reading habit, literacy activities, improving literacy standards, teaching strategies
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Place of Publication
Perth, Western Australia
School
School of Education / Centre for Research in Early Childhood
RAS ID
18096
Abstract
In 2012 Hairytales was offered for the first time as a pilot program in two Western Australian communities; one metropolitan and one regional.
The program was designed to:
- Encourage children to discover reading for pleasure and the enjoyment of a wide variety of reading materials.
- Promote the importance of reading for pleasure in the development of functional literacy skills.
- Build confidence, improve literacy skills and nurture the beginnings of a lifelong reading habit for children.
- Support family literacy by engaging adults and children, regardless of reading ability, in enjoyable literacy activities.
- Increase the understanding for government, business and the broader community about the contribution libraries make to improving literacy standards.
- Work with schools and teachers to develop strategies to encourage children's love of reading.
Additional Information
Research Report for External Body
Access Rights
metadata only record
Comments
Leitao, N., Barratt-Pugh, C., (2012), The Hairytales of heroboy: Evaluation of the Reading Promotion Pilot Program for 6 to 9 year old children. Perth, W.A..