Parenting Styles and Children's Reading Abilities: A Hong Kong Study.

Chan, Jimmy

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ERIC Number: EJ245621

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Publication Date: 1981-May

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Parenting Styles and Children's Reading Abilities: A Hong Kong Study.

Chan, Jimmy

Journal of Reading, v24 n8 p667-75 May 1981

A study of adolescents in Hong Kong suggested that parents' behavior toward their children did affect children's achievement in reading and other verbal skills. A more democratic style of child rearing correlated with the development of good reading abilities. (MKM)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Verbal Ability

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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