PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN READING REMEDIATION WITH YOUNG-CHILDREN

In an era of increasing educational need and decreasing resources, sch ool psychologists must be aware of alternatives to school-based learni ng. This article reviews research on the effectiveness of parental inv olvement in improving elementary school-aged children's reading skills . Studies have shown that parents can contribute to the remediation an d maintenance of children's reading ability, but that parents want and need training in specific methods of reading with their children. Dir ect Instruction and Paired Reading are presented as viable methods to teach parents of poor readers. The authors issue a call for further re search comparing various home reading methods. (C) 1996 John Wiley & S ons, Inc.