Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments

Autores
Querejeta, Maira Gisela
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión enviada
Descripción
This paper explores the relation between society, family, and learning. In particular, it addresses the features of home literacy environments in low income families and their impact on children's pre-literacy skills and knowledge. Sixty-two four/five-year-old children and their mothers were randomly selected for this study. The mothers were interviewed using an adaptation of a family literacy environment survey (Whitehurst, 1992). The children were assessed with specific tests to examine the scope of their 'early literacy'. The results revealed significant variability in the features and practices of home literacy environments as well as in the children's emerging pre-literacy skills and knowledge. The correlation between the two variables shows low to moderate statistical significance. The implications of such findings are discussed. Additionally, the purpose of isolating relevant features of the children and their home environments is to identify specific indicators related to the literacy fostering process. Ultimately, the goal is to design adequate, timely, and systematic intervention strategies aimed at preventing difficulties related to written language learning in children that could be considered at risk.
Materia
Psicología
sociedad
alfabetización
Pobreza
Aprendizaje
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title Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments
spellingShingle Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments
Querejeta, Maira Gisela
Psicología
sociedad
alfabetización
Pobreza
Aprendizaje
title_short Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments
title_full Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments
title_fullStr Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments
title_full_unstemmed Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments
title_sort Society, family and learning: the role of home literacy environments
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Querejeta, Maira Gisela
author Querejeta, Maira Gisela
author_facet Querejeta, Maira Gisela
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Psicología
sociedad
alfabetización
Pobreza
Aprendizaje
topic Psicología
sociedad
alfabetización
Pobreza
Aprendizaje
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper explores the relation between society, family, and learning. In particular, it addresses the features of home literacy environments in low income families and their impact on children's pre-literacy skills and knowledge. Sixty-two four/five-year-old children and their mothers were randomly selected for this study. The mothers were interviewed using an adaptation of a family literacy environment survey (Whitehurst, 1992). The children were assessed with specific tests to examine the scope of their 'early literacy'. The results revealed significant variability in the features and practices of home literacy environments as well as in the children's emerging pre-literacy skills and knowledge. The correlation between the two variables shows low to moderate statistical significance. The implications of such findings are discussed. Additionally, the purpose of isolating relevant features of the children and their home environments is to identify specific indicators related to the literacy fostering process. Ultimately, the goal is to design adequate, timely, and systematic intervention strategies aimed at preventing difficulties related to written language learning in children that could be considered at risk.
description This paper explores the relation between society, family, and learning. In particular, it addresses the features of home literacy environments in low income families and their impact on children's pre-literacy skills and knowledge. Sixty-two four/five-year-old children and their mothers were randomly selected for this study. The mothers were interviewed using an adaptation of a family literacy environment survey (Whitehurst, 1992). The children were assessed with specific tests to examine the scope of their 'early literacy'. The results revealed significant variability in the features and practices of home literacy environments as well as in the children's emerging pre-literacy skills and knowledge. The correlation between the two variables shows low to moderate statistical significance. The implications of such findings are discussed. Additionally, the purpose of isolating relevant features of the children and their home environments is to identify specific indicators related to the literacy fostering process. Ultimately, the goal is to design adequate, timely, and systematic intervention strategies aimed at preventing difficulties related to written language learning in children that could be considered at risk.
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