Effects of Parent Coaching on Filipino Children’s Numeracy, Language, and Literacy Skills

Effects of Parent Coaching on Filipino Children’s Numeracy, Language, and Literacy Skills

TalkTogether contributing author: Dr Katrina Dulay.

Full Citation: Dulay, K. M., Cheung, S. K., Reyes, P., & McBride, C. (2019). Effects of parent coaching on Filipino children’s numeracy, language, and literacy skills. Journal of Educational Psychology, 111(4), 641-662.

Summary: This study evaluated the impact of a 12-week parent coaching program for numeracy, language, and literacy skills among 3- to 5-year-old children from low- to middle-income families in the Philippines. Results demonstrated relatively specific effects of program content on children’s skills. Children who received the numeracy program improved in their numeracy skills (e.g., identifying numerals, counting objects), children who received the dialogic reading program learned more words that were in the storybooks that they were exposed to, and children who received early literacy skills training learned more letters, demonstrated better awareness of print functions and conventions, and had better syllable deletion skills at post-test.

Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000315