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The Effects of Single-Parent Households On The Literacy Achievement of Third-Grade African-American Students
The Effects of Single-Parent Households On The Literacy Achievement of Third-Grade African-American Students
Stephanie Bryant
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Professor O’Conor-Petrusso
Table Of Contents
Introduction 3
◦ Statement of the Problem 4
◦ Review of the Literature 5
◦ Statement of the Hypothesis 7
Methods 8
◦ Participants 8
◦ Instruments 8
◦ Procedure 9
◦ Experimental Design 10
Threats to Validity 11
Data Analysis 12
Discussion 16
Implications 17
References 18
Introduction
There is a vast increase in the number
of single-parent households.
having active parents spread the word to other parents to alleviate the
educational barrier that African-American parents when dealing with
their child’s teacher (Neuman, Hagedorn, Celano, & Daly, 1995 ; Trotman,
2001) .
◦ Experimenter Effects
◦ Differential Selection of ◦ Reactive Agreements /
Subjects Participants Effects
◦ Hawthorne Effect
◦ Novelty Effect
Classroom Parental Structure
Demographic
Survey Question # 4 Parental Structure of Classroom X
◦ Parental Situation:
(1) Intact: Two- Two
Parents/ Parents/Gu
Guardians ardians Single
Parent/Guar
Household Household
dian
44%
(2) Non-Intact: Household
One 56%
Parent/Guardian
Household
Data Analysis
Parents Reading with Students Every Night Relationship Between Parents Reading Every Night
and Students' Self-Assessment of Reading
4.5 Comprehension
4
Comprehension
5
Assessment of
Student Self-
3.5 4
Number of Students
3 3 Students Self-
Single-Parent/Guardian 2 Assessmentof
2.5 Household 1 Comprehension
Night
Series1
2
Linear (Series1)
1
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4
The results of the pre-test depicted a classroom average of 55% for students from single-parent
households and 57% for students from two-parent households.
◦ The range of scores is 50%-75% for both household structures.
The post-test depicted a classroom average of 80% for single-parent households and 75% for
two-parent households.
◦ The range of scores is 50%-100% for both household structures.
This represents an increase of 25% for students from single-parent households and 17% for
students from two parent households after being exposed to the instructional strategy.
Discussion
After being exposed to the instructional
strategy, all students had an increase on their
post-test.
◦ This finding adheres to the available research that
parental involvement does affect student achievement.
Students from single-parents households had a slight
advantage over those from two-parent households.
Comprehension questions posed mirrored classroom
reading strategies (Faires, Nichols, & Ricklman, 2000).