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Making A Difference: Findings From Better Beginnings A Family Literacy Intervention Programme, Caroline H. Barratt-Pugh, Nola Allen
Making A Difference: Findings From Better Beginnings A Family Literacy Intervention Programme, Caroline H. Barratt-Pugh, Nola Allen
Research outputs 2011
Since 2005, Better Beginnings, an early intervention, statewide family literacy programme developed by The State Library of Western Australia, has provided thousands of families with strategies and resources to promote and support book-sharing from birth. This paper reports on the key findings of an independent longitudinal evaluation of the programme's impact on parents / carers approximately one year after they were introduced to the Better Beginnings programme. Parents/carers were asked about their book sharing practices, beliefs about the importance of sharing books, and library membership and participation in related library activities. Responses from the participants strongly indicated that the programme …