'So Many Books They Don't Even All Fit on the Bookshelf': An Examination of Low-Income Mothers' Home Literacy Practices, Beliefs and Influencing Factors

Autor/inn/en	Sawyer, Brook E.; Cycyk, Lauren M.; Sandilos, Lia E.; Hammer, Carol S.
Titel	'So Many Books They Don't Even All Fit on the Bookshelf': An Examination of Low-Income Mothers' Home Literacy Practices, Beliefs and Influencing Factors
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 18 (2018) 3, S.338-372 (35 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-7984
DOI	10.1177/1468798416667542
Schlagwörter	Mother Attitudes; Low Income; Family Literacy; Academic Discourse; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Preschool Children; Comparative Analysis; Puerto Ricans; Books; Language Acquisition; Parent Child Relationship; Stress Variables; Literacy Education; Intervention; Reading Motivation; Cultural Pluralism; Instructional Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mutterliebe; Niedriglohn; Discourse; Diskurs; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Lesemotivation; Kulturpluralismus; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Given the need to enhance the academic language and early literacy skills of young children from low-income homes and the importance of the home literacy environment in supporting children's development, the purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand the home literacy environment of low-income African-American and Latino mothers of preschool children living in the United States. Specifically, research aims were to examine home literacy environment practices, beliefs and influential factors as well as to compare the home literacy environment of African-American and Latino, specifically Puerto Rican, families. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 African-American and 10 Puerto Rican mothers. Data were analysed using the consensual qualitative research method. Twelve themes were identified: provision of educational materials, engagement with books, focus on print, implicit language opportunities, focus on other pre-academic skills, social interactions with books, influence of school, influence of other adults, parents' reading interest/ability, child's reading interest, parents' commitment to child's success and family stressors. Few differences emerged between African-American and Puerto Rican mothers. Implications for language and literacy intervention development are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01