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Mothers’ literacy beliefs: Connections with the home literacy environment and pre-school children’s literacy development:
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This paper examined mothers' beliefs about literacy development, the association of those beliefs with other aspects of the home literacy environment, and connections between parental literacy beliefs and other aspects in the home environment.Abstract:
This study examined mothers’ beliefs about literacy development, the association of those beliefs with other aspects of the home literacy environment, and connections between parental literacy beli...read more
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Family Reading Behavior and Early Literacy Skills in Preschool Children From Low-Income Backgrounds
TL;DR: The authors investigated the family reading behavior of 233 preschool children from low-income backgrounds who were attending Head Start and found that parent-child reading interaction and child reading interest were significantly related to children's early literacy skills.
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A randomized trial examining the effects of parent engagement on early language and literacy: the Getting Ready intervention.
TL;DR: Significant intervention effects on children's direct measures of expressive language were identified for a subgroup of cases where there were concerns about a child's development upon entry into preschool, and specific variables that influenced the treatment's effects were revealed.
The Impact of Family Involvement on the Education of Children Ages 3 to 8: A Focus on Literacy and Math Achievement Outcomes and Social-Emotional Skills.
TL;DR: A review of family involvement in children's learning and development through activities at home and at school as discussed by the authors shows that when parents are more engaged with their children, children tend to do better.
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The Home Literacy Environment Is a Correlate, but Perhaps Not a Cause, of Variations in Children's Language and Literacy Development.
TL;DR: It is argued that the relationship between early informal home literacy activities and children’s language and reading skills is largely accounted for by maternal skills and may reflect genetic influences.
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Differential contributions of three parenting dimensions to preschool literacy and social skills in a middle-income sample
TL;DR: This article investigated parenting practices among families of preschoolers in a middle-income community, as well as the contributions of these practices to children’s literacy and learning-related social skills.
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