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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Childhood Development Initiative’s Doodle Den Literacy Programme
Source: Centre for Effective Education at Queen’s University Belfast
An after-school literacy programme that employs engaging activities and involves parents is an effective approach to bolster the reading and writing skills of disadvantaged children. The Doodle Den programme also made a positive impact on improving concentration and reducing problem behaviours in school, according to…
Resource type: Research Report
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Doodle Den Is Tackling Inequality After School in Limerick
Source: The Irish Times
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Conor Neill (6) with his class in the Doodle Den in St Michael’s Infants School in Limerick. Photograph: Brian Gavin/Press 22[/caption] By Carl O'Brien A few weeks ago Siobhán Neill took her six-year-old son, Conor, to McDonald’s as a treat. She…
Resource type: News
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Programme Identifies How to Improve Children’s Literacy in Disadvantaged Communities
Source: Childhood Development Initiative
A major research programme has identified an effective approach to improve children’s literacy in disadvantaged communities – and recommended this approach become available to other communities wanting to improve early childhood literacy. Launching the Evaluation Report of Doodle Den, a children’s literacy programme run in…
Resource type: News
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Intensive after school programme aims to improve childhood literacy
Source: RTE Radio 1
The Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative (TWCDI) runs an intensive after school programme, Doodle Den that aims to improve childhood literacy in Tallaght West, a Dublin suburb.Listen to the interview with children taking part in the Doodle Den programme >>(TWCDI segment starts at 1:39:45)The Tallaght…
Resource type: News
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Prevention and Early Intervention Programme in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Source: Mathematica Policy Research
Children and youth organisations on the island of Ireland are building a strong body of prevention and early intervention practices, according to an evaluation of Atlantic's investments by Mathematica Policy Research. Meanwhile, research organisations are acquiring new expertise in evaluating children's prevention and early intervention…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Initiative to support disadvantaged children receives Presidential endorsement
Source: TWCDI
29th September 2010: President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, attended the Tallaght Stadium today to mark the success of the Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative, which will support more than 2,000 children through its innovative programmes by 2011. The €15million initial phase of the project has…
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