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WELCOME!
We are Once Upon a Time, a university student led organization aiming to showcase the importance and excitement of reading to children! We work with children's institutions to read and provide fun and interactive activities alongside various resources for children to enrich their vocabulary and early learning skills.
BOOK ACCESS HAS SHOWN TO HAVE AN AFFECT ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
(Mol & Bus, 2011)BOOK ACCESS HAS SHOWN TO HAVE AN AFFECT ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
BEING RESPONSIVE TO CHILDREN'S CUES AND USING APPROPRIATE RESPONSES DURING BOOK-SHARING ACTIVITIES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE SKILLS
(Landry, Smith, Swank, Assel, & Vellet, 2001; Leseman & De Jong, 1998; Neuman & Gallagher, 1994)BEING RESPONSIVE TO CHILDREN'S CUES AND USING APPROPRIATE RESPONSES DURING BOOK-SHARING ACTIVITIES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE SKILLS
HOMES WHERE BOOK READING IS ENFORCED LEADS BETTER VOCABULARY AND SCHOOL READINESS
(Neuman & Celano, 2001)HOMES WHERE BOOK READING IS ENFORCED LEADS BETTER VOCABULARY AND SCHOOL READINESS
OUR YOUTUBE
OUR YOUTUBE
Our YouTube channel provides videos for children and parents to watch from the comfort of their home!
Citations
Landry, S. H., Smith, K. E., Swank, P. R., Assel, M. A., & Vellet, S. (2001). Does early responsive parenting have a special importance for children's development or is consistency across early childhood necessary? Developmental Psychology, 37(3), 387-403. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.37.3.387
Leseman, P. P., & Jong, P. F. (1998). Home Literacy: Opportunity, Instruction, Cooperation and Social-Emotional Quality Predicting Early Reading Achievement. Reading Research Quarterly, 33(3), 294-318. doi:10.1598/rrq.33.3.3
Mol, S. E., & Bus, A. G. (2011). To read or not to read: A meta-analysis of print exposure from infancy to early adulthood. Psychological Bulletin, 137(2), 267-296. doi:10.1037/a0021890
Neuman, S. B., & Celano, D. (2001). Access to Print in Low‐Income and Middle‐Income Communities: An Ecological Study of Four Neighborhoods. Reading Research Quarterly, 36(1), 8-26. doi:10.1598/rrq.36.1.1
Leseman, P. P., & Jong, P. F. (1998). Home Literacy: Opportunity, Instruction, Cooperation and Social-Emotional Quality Predicting Early Reading Achievement. Reading Research Quarterly, 33(3), 294-318. doi:10.1598/rrq.33.3.3
Mol, S. E., & Bus, A. G. (2011). To read or not to read: A meta-analysis of print exposure from infancy to early adulthood. Psychological Bulletin, 137(2), 267-296. doi:10.1037/a0021890
Neuman, S. B., & Celano, D. (2001). Access to Print in Low‐Income and Middle‐Income Communities: An Ecological Study of Four Neighborhoods. Reading Research Quarterly, 36(1), 8-26. doi:10.1598/rrq.36.1.1