Walcott, Christy MRobinson, Sam2024-01-162023-122023-11-30December 2http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13269This pilot study examined the implementation feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a combined growth-mindset and literacy intervention delivered in the home by parents and guardians. The study was completed in two parts: Pilot Study 1 was completed with one parent. Feedback was gathered and the program was modified accordingly for Pilot Study 2. During the second study, an additional 9 elementary school students and their parents/guardians participated. Parents administered reading interventions from the PASTEL (Parents and Schools Together to Enhance Learning) guidebook and mindset interventions from PERTS (Project for Education Research that Scales). Prior to implementation, parents attended two group meetings during which they were provided materials and coached on how to use them. Qualitative data gathered from parents found that all parents reported intervention materials to be easy to use, fun for their children, and to require a reasonable time commitment. Additionally, pre- and post-test data assessed parent and child mindset, parent and child self-efficacy, child academic motivation, and child reading ability. A statistically significant increase occurred across all child-reported psychosocial outcomes, but no other significant pre-post changes occurred. Limitations and further directions are discussed in detail.application/pdfenreading intervention home literacy growth mindset school psychologyDoctoral Dissertation2024-01-11