A sample of 2,232 children, aged three-five years, was administered the Preschool Reading Attitudes Scale to assess the developmental aspects of reading attitudes. Factor analysis on test-retest results for 360 subjects indicated stable and interpretable factors distinguishing three-, four-, and five-year-old students. (TJH)

Administers the Preschool Reading Attitudes Scale (categorized into four areas related to children's reading environment) to young children in early childhood programs. Finds significant attitudinal differences between three-year olds as opposed to four- and five-year olds as well as age-dependent differences among the ethnic groups. (MG)