Literacy Instruction Through Media for Everyone

The goal of this study is to determine whether an intervention to support caregivers in engaging with their children while using educational media together can improve children\'s early literacy skills, compared to an aligned shared book reading intervention and to no intervention. Given that early literacy skills predict children\'s later academic learning, this home intervention, which aims to shape the communication patterns surrounding a common, family-friendly activity, has the potential to positively influence the trajectory of low income children\'s academic success. We propose that a media based activity will reduce barriers and increase adherence therefore increasing literacy skills over time.