Book reading mediation, SES, home literacy environment, and children’s literacy: Evidence from Arabic-speaking families  

Oleh:

Korat, Ofra ; Aram, Dorit ; Klein, Pnina S.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: First Language (Full Text) vol. 33 no. 2 (Apr. 2013), page 132 –154.
Topik: Arabic; early literacy; home literacy environment; maternal mediation; SES
Fulltext: First Language-2013-Korat-132-54.pdf (472.01KB)

Isi artikel

This article investigates the contribution of maternal mediation in storybook reading, socioeconomic status (SES), and home literacy environment (HLE) to children’s literacy level in kindergarten and first grade in Israeli Arabic-speaking families. A total of 109 kindergarten children and their mothers participated. Children’s literacy level was assessed in kindergarten. Mothers and children were videotaped at home in a book reading activity, and HLE data were gathered from the mothers. One year later, the children’s literacy level was assessed in first grade. Results show that mothers often used paraphrasing in the reading activities and dealt less with the written language. Correlations were found between SES and children’s literacy measures in oral and written language in kindergarten and in first grade. Significant positive relationships were found between HLE and children’s literacy level in kindergarten and first grade. No relationship was found between maternal mediation and children’s spoken and written language skills in either age group. Regression analysis showed that HLE was the best

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