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SPARK parent partner family engagement component

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

Each SPARK site has a parent partner who works with participating students' families to bridge the divide between school and home by translating literacy concepts, educating families about literacy activities, and validating the literacy practices already happening in the home. Parent partners stay connected through a monthly newsletter, monthly family events, phone calls, and emails; conduct home visits twice during the summer between the first and second year and as needed; connect families to services such as energy assistance; and provide students with books each month to build a home library.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Documented delivery of newsletters and monthly family events at each site
  • Two or more home visits per family plus 12 additional contacts throughout participation

Constraints

  • Specific participation and communication data were not maintained during the study, so family participation levels are unknown
  • The family engagement approach was in development during the study, so its impact was not tested

Target Learners

  • families of kindergarten through second grade students in low-income urban schools

Learning Goals

  • home literacy practices
  • school attendance
  • family engagement in literacy development

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Curtis Jones. (2018). SPARK Early Literacy: Testing the Impact of a Family–School–Community Partnership Literacy Intervention. School Community Journal, 28(2). http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/SCJ.aspx
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title SPARK parent partner family engagement component
description Each SPARK site has a parent partner who works with participating students' families to bridge the divide between school and home by translating literacy concepts, educating families about literacy activities, and val...
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