Links Among Preschool Children's Home Literacy Environment, Interest in Literacy Activities, and Emergent Literacy Skills

Author(s):  
Alison Elizabeth Baroody ◽  
Karen E. Diamond
2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Carroll ◽  
Andrew J. Holliman ◽  
Francesca Weir ◽  
Alison E. Baroody

Author(s):  
Loes Wauters ◽  
Jean L. DesJardin ◽  
Evelien Dirks

School readiness captures the skills, prior to formal schooling, that are necessary for children to achieve later academic and social-emotional success. Language and emergent literacy skills are important components of school readiness and lay the foundation for later reading skills. In this chapter, child (e.g., age of identification and enrollment in early intervention, hearing device use), family (e.g., socioeconomic status, parental beliefs), and home literacy environment (e.g., quantity and quality of shared book reading) factors will be presented as they directly relate to children’s development of school readiness skills. Implications are discussed for parents and professionals in early intervention about how interventions focused on parent–child interaction can contribute to language and emergent literacy skills.


2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 775-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Ann M. Farver ◽  
Yiyuan Xu ◽  
Christopher J. Lonigan ◽  
Stefanie Eppe

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Lau ◽  
Ben Richards

Emerging evidence has shown a positive association between the home literacy environment (HLE) and monolingual children’s language and literacy development. Yet, far fewer studies have examined the impact of the HLE on second language development. This study examined relations between the HLE and children’s development of English as a second language in Hong Kong. Participants were 149 ethnic Chinese children (80 girls; Mage = 59 months, SDage = 10 months) and one of their caregivers. Caregivers completed questionnaires about their family backgrounds and HLE and children were assessed on their English language and literacy skills. Findings revealed considerable variability in the types of literacy activities that caregivers were engaged in at home with their children. A series of multilevel regressions demonstrated that the HLE was differentially associated with English vocabulary, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, and word reading skills after controlling for child and family characteristics. Results highlight the importance of a literacy-rich home environment for children’s development of English as a second language and the need to support caregivers in providing a range of home literacy activities to facilitate different language and literacy skills.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eke Krijnen ◽  
Roel van Steensel ◽  
Marieke Meeuwisse ◽  
Joran Jongerling ◽  
Sabine Severiens

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