DEVELOPING LEARNERS' READING HABITS: THE JOURNEY OF PARENTS AS READING FACILITATORS
Keywords:
developing learners' reading habits, journey of parents, reading facilitatorsAbstract
The major concern of the parents in this study centered on the challenges their children faced following the sudden closure of schools, along with the associated loss of learning and its impact on reading habits. Using a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach, data were collected from ten parents through in-depth interviews. Findings for the first research question — the experiences of parents in facilitating their children's reading habit — revealed four major themes: striving to balance parental employment demands and learner needs, the strain of assisting more than one child with learning at home, a lack of personal balance, and parent capability. Findings for the second research question — how parents cope with the issues they encounter in facilitating reading — revealed four themes describing their coping strategies: maintaining a strict schedule, engaging in creative reading, keeping in reading, and organizing a daily reading routine. Findings for the third research question — the educational management insight drawn from the study — revealed four themes: tracking academic progress, valuing reading habits, motivation strategy, and parent–teacher collaboration. The results raise awareness of how parents navigate these challenges and provide a basis for school administrators to evaluate the effectiveness of different educational approaches, strengthen parent–teacher connectivity, and design programs and learning methods responsive to the needs identified.
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