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The Contribution of Home Literacy Context to Preschool Academic Competencies for American Indian and Alaska Native Children
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Riser, Quentin H.; Rouse, Heather L.; Choi, Ji Young; Ku, Seulki – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2020
Background: Despite rich cultural, lingual, and tribal assets, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children experience suboptimal educational outcomes that start before kindergarten entry. Evidence suggests that home literacy activities may be supportive of developmental outcomes within this population, but these home literacy activities have…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, American Indian Education, American Indians, Family Environment
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Kindergartners' Reading and Math Skills: Parents' Knowledge of Children's Development and Home-Based Activities as Mediators
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Sonnenschein, Susan; Sun, Shuyan – Infant and Child Development, 2017
Despite the growing body of research on parents' beliefs and practices, relatively little is known about the relations between parents' knowledge of children's development, home-based activities, and children's early reading and math skills. This study used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort to examine the differences in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Reading Skills, Mathematics Skills, Racial Differences
Home Literacy Environment of Spanish-Speaking Latino Families
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Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this dissertation is to contextualize the measurement of the HLE for Spanish-speaking Latino families. This goal will be accomplished by using a series of HLE items to characterize the potential heterogeneity in the HLE of Spanish-speaking families as well as to examine differences in the HLE based on caregiver's language…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Hispanic Americans, Grade 2, Grade 3
Examining Reading Growth Profiles among Children of Diverse Language Backgrounds Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (1999-2008): Multiple-Group Latent Curve and Growth Mixture Analyses
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Reid, Tingting – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Previous research examining the reading achievement of immigrant children has often grouped English learners into one broad category, referred to as ELs, thereby creating an "either-or" dichotomy regarding whether or not these students need school language supports. The present study examined the theoretical contention regarding the…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Family Environment, Literacy Education
The Role of Home Literacy Environment in Toddlerhood in Development of Vocabulary and Decoding Skills
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Kim, Sojung; Im, Haesung; Kwon, Kyong-Ah – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Little empirical research examines the process in which home literacy environment (HLE) in toddlerhood is associated with preschoolers' vocabulary and decoding skills using a large-scale dataset. Objective: The purposes of the current study were to (a) examine the differential effect of HLE in toddlerhood on preschoolers' vocabulary…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Family Environment
Direct and Indirect Influences of SES on Home Literacy Activities and Kindergarten Reading Skills: Evidence from Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies.
Son, Seung-Hee Claire; Strasser, Katherine – 2002
Noting that families from different socioeconomic status groups (SES) showed differences in their literacy-related practices, this study examined the importance of considering home literacy activities and parental beliefs on early literacy skills as a potential mediator of SES on early reading. Data were obtained from the base year dataset of the…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Family Literacy