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Kindergarten Literacy Initiative Project (KLIP)

Kindergarten Literacy Initiative Project (KLIP). Julie Newman Kingery, Ph.D. and Casey Marshall, WS ‘09 Hobart and William Smith Colleges. KLIP Background. Request for community research collaboration from Jane Gerling and Stu Einstein Research Question:

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Kindergarten Literacy Initiative Project (KLIP)

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  1. Kindergarten Literacy Initiative Project (KLIP) Julie Newman Kingery, Ph.D. and Casey Marshall, WS ‘09 Hobart and William Smith Colleges

  2. KLIP Background • Request for community research collaboration from Jane Gerling and Stu Einstein • Research Question: • How are literacy levels of kindergarteners in Geneva related to aspects of the home environment?

  3. KLIP Participants • 121 kindergarten students and their parents • 56 boys and 65 girls • mean age = 5.2 years • 76% of all kindergarteners in Geneva City school district

  4. KLIP Participants • Family Household Income • 35% of sample – annual income less than $30,000 • 45% of sample - $30,000 to $75,000 • 20% of the sample – above $75,000 • Parental Education Level • 26% High School Degree or Less • 27% Some College • 34% 2 or 4 year College Degree • 13% Graduate Degree

  5. KLIP Results • Literacy scores • Ranged from 1 to 15 • Mean score = 10.93 • 33% of the children fell below the mean

  6. Number of Books in the Home

  7. Visits to the Public Library

  8. Reading at Home

  9. Other Relationships • Higher child literacy scores were associated with: • Higher household income • Higher parental education level • More frequent parental reading at home • More frequent trips to the library • Higher number of books in the home

  10. Limitations & Future Directions • Home literacy information gathered via parent self-report on the 1st day of kindergarten • Findings about relationship between home environment and child literacy consistent with past research • Findings confirm importance of Geneva Reads Initiative

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