CASTL Research Brief: Long-Term Effects of Print Referencing

AUTHORS: Shayne B. Piasta, Laura M. Justice, Anita S. McGinty, and Joan N. Kaderavek

DATE: June 4 2012

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In a randomized-controlled trial, researchers found that preschool teachers’ use of a print referencing approach to shared storybook reading had significant impacts on children’s early literacy skills (reading, spelling, and comprehension) one and two years after completion of the approach.