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Domain-Specific and Cross-Domain Effects of the Home Literacy and Numeracy Environment at 3 Years on Children's Academic Competencies at 5 and 9 Years
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Conica, Mirela; Nixon, Elizabeth; Quigley, Jean – Developmental Psychology, 2023
This study examined whether children's formal and informal home literacy (HLE) and home numeracy (HNE) environments at 3 years old demonstrated domain-specific, and cross-domain effects on children's academic performance at 5 and 9 years old. Participants were 7,110 children (49.4% male; 84.4% Irish), recruited between 2007 and 2008 in Ireland.…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Environment, Numeracy, Preschool Children
Measuring Digital Home Numeracy Practice: A Scale Development and Validation Study
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Alam, Sabrina Shajeen; Dubé, Adam Kenneth – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2023
There is little empirical data on the extent of home numeracy practice using technology, though previous research shows that home numeracy activities are linked with children's mathematics abilities. This study describes the process of constructing an inventory of digital home numeracy practice (DHNP-i). Parents (n = 126) of elementary children…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Digital Literacy, Numeracy, Family Literacy
Young Children and a School Community Open Pathways for a Grandmother's Literacy
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María del Socorro Ocampo-Castillo; Regina Gairal-Casadó; María Rosa Valls-Carol; Itxaso Tellado – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
One current challenge highlighted by the United Nations is to increase the number of adults who achieve literacy and numeracy by 2030. This article focuses on one experience from an underprivileged Mexican school that implements "Family Education, a Successful Educational Action." Following a communicative methodology, we conducted a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Principals, Grandparents
Public Enquiry: Adult Literacy and Its Importance
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Australian Council for Educational Research, 2021
The Australian Council for Educational Research's submission to the Australian Government Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training's Public Enquiry into Adult literacy and its importance highlights the importance of these skills to Australia's well-being and economy, and calls on the government to continue participation in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Educational Benefits, Adult Education
Formal Literacy Practices through Play: Exposure to Adult Literacy Practices Increases Child-Led Learning and Interest
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Colliver, Yeshe; Arguel, Amael; Parrila, Rauno – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2021
Early literacy is largely acquired through child-led learning, yet current ways to support and enhance it may present problems of coercion and adult control. The "Following in our Footsteps II" intervention sought to circumvent such problems by teaching parent and educator pairs of 46 preschoolers how to make everyday literacy and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Adult Literacy, Learning Processes, Child Development
New Directions in the Conceptualization and Operationalization of Children's Home Learning Environment
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Wirth, Astrid; Stadler, Matthias; Annac, Efsun; Niklas, Frank – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2022
The Home Learning Environment (HLE) focuses on everyday learning habits in families to support children's competency development. In this study, we used multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) analyses to compare two theoretical dimensions and three methods for assessing the HLE and their associations with linguistic and mathematical competencies of…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Comparative Analysis, Child Development, Mathematics Skills