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Download full textArzubiaga, Angela; Rueda, Robert; Monzo, Lilia – 2002
This article reports on the relationships between ecocultural features of 18 Latina/o families and their children's motivation to read. Five ecocultural features emerged as salient in families' daily living: immigration; culture and language; nurturance; instrumental; and workload. Ecocultural features were examined in relation to children's…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education, Family Characteristics
Odean, Kathleen – Book Links, 1998
The author of a new guide to selecting books boys (preschool through junior high) will enjoy discusses the social view of reading as feminine, the limited cultural vision of masculinity, and the ability of books to offset these one-dimensional images. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education
Scher, Deborah; Baker, Linda – 1994
Sixty-five first graders from various sociocultural backgrounds and their parents/caregivers participated in a study designed to look at the relationship between home literacy environments and children's motivations for reading. Each child completed a Motivations for Reading interview, and parents of all children were interviewed regarding their…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Early Reading, Family Environment
