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Guo, Ying; Puranik, Cynthia; Kelcey, Ben; Sun, Jing; Dinnesen, Megan Schneider; Breit-Smith, Allison – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: Home literacy practices are an important variable in the development of literacy skills among children. However, several questions regarding the relationship between home literacy practices and writing are unanswered. The objective of this correlational study is to examine the relationship between reading-related and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Family Literacy, Family Environment, Literacy Education
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Dynia, Jaclyn M.; Purtell, Kelly M.; Justice, Laura M.; Pratt, Amy S.; Hijlkema, Maria J. – Early Education and Development, 2020
This study provides a broad, macro-analysis of how the home literacy environment (HLE) manifests among Mayan families with preschool-aged children in Yucatan, Mexico. Despite a substantial body of work showing the significant contribution of the HLE to children's reading achievement in the U.S., little work examines the HLE and children's learning…
Descriptors: Maya (People), Family Literacy, Family Environment, Preschool Children
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Yeo, Lay See; Ong, Winston W.; Ng, Charis M. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study explored the association between the home literacy environment (HLE), conceptualized as comprising parents' reading beliefs and home literacy practices, and preschoolers' reading skills and reading interest. It also identified factors in the HLE that predict emerging reading competence and motivation to read. A total…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Reading Skills, Reading Interests, Family Literacy