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Puglisi, Marina L.; Hulme, Charles; Hamilton, Lorna G.; Snowling, Margaret J. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2017
The home literacy environment is a well-established predictor of children's language and literacy development. We investigated whether formal, informal, and indirect measures of the home literacy environment predict children's reading and language skills once maternal language abilities are taken into account. Data come from a longitudinal study…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Environment, Genetics, Language Skills
Dwyer, M. Christine; Lash-Freeman, Bonnie – 1996
This paper discusses: (1) the importance of building a comprehensive web of support for families in family literacy programs (such as Even Start) that communicate consistent values and messages essential for educational success; and (2) how integration of program components can be developed and strengthened. The paper is organized around four…
Descriptors: Adults, Cooperation, Educational Principles, Family Attitudes