Anna Marie Dillon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3530763 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Marie Dillon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna Marie |
| FAMILY NAME | Dillon |
| SIGNATURE | DILLON A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi 126662, United Arab Emirates |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Come back home early and read for us!” Enabling father-child shared reading in policy and practice
This project sought to increase fathers’ involvement in their children’s literacy development through interactive shared reading at home. Parent–child home reading is not a traditional practice in the UAE, and reading attainment is below international standards for children attending state schools. During workshops in Kindergarten schools, simple techniques were shared with fathers for reading picture books in Arabic and English with their biling…
The Affordances and Constraints of Supporting Father-Child Shared Reading in the Multilingual Emirates
This paper reports on the affordances and constraints encountered in the case of an innovative project designed to support early literacy development in Arabic and English while enhancing father-child wellbeing in Abu Dhabi. The project sought to encourage Emirati fathers to engage in interactive shared book reading at home with their young children. In a context where adult-child home reading is not a traditional practice and where children's re…
The Superhero Garden Project
The Early Childhood Learning Center featured in this report is an on-campus university laboratory nursery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The center staff provided opportunities for the children to engage in collaborative partnerships with two colleges at the university. The children utilized newly developed outdoor gardening spaces to explore how the natural environment functions within a unique desert climate. By engaging with plants that ha…
The Affordances and Constraints of Supporting Father-Child Shared Reading in the Multilingual Emirates
This paper reports on the affordances and constraints encountered in the case of an innovative project designed to support early literacy development in Arabic and English while enhancing father-child wellbeing in Abu Dhabi. The project sought to encourage Emirati fathers to engage in interactive shared book reading at home with their young children. In a context where adult-child home reading is not a traditional practice and where children's re…
The Superhero Garden Project
The Early Childhood Learning Center featured in this report is an on-campus university laboratory nursery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The center staff provided opportunities for the children to engage in collaborative partnerships with two colleges at the university. The children utilized newly developed outdoor gardening spaces to explore how the natural environment functions within a unique desert climate. By engaging with plants that ha…
“Come back home early and read for us!” Enabling father-child shared reading in policy and practice
This project sought to increase fathers’ involvement in their children’s literacy development through interactive shared reading at home. Parent–child home reading is not a traditional practice in the UAE, and reading attainment is below international standards for children attending state schools. During workshops in Kindergarten schools, simple techniques were shared with fathers for reading picture books in Arabic and English with their biling…
The Affordances and Constraints of Supporting Father-Child Shared Reading in the Multilingual Emirates
This paper reports on the affordances and constraints encountered in the case of an innovative project designed to support early literacy development in Arabic and English while enhancing father-child wellbeing in Abu Dhabi. The project sought to encourage Emirati fathers to engage in interactive shared book reading at home with their young children. In a context where adult-child home reading is not a traditional practice and where children's re…
Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Affordance (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Beauty (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Communication (1 works)