Elizabeth D Mansfield, Dominique Ibanez, Fuqi Chen, Emily Chen, Elaine de Grandpré
Efficacy of "High in" Nutrient Specific Front of Package Labels-A Retail Experiment with Canadians of Varying Health Literacy Levels
Nutrients
abstract investigation relationships among selected aspects normal language development emerging metalinguistic skills concepts print family literacy experiences 3yearold children vary socioeconomic backgrounds fortythree normally developing children whose family incomes ranged 10000 100000 given 4 tests language development 12 metalinguistic tasks measuring phonological awareness word awareness structural awareness 2 measures literacy knowledge childrens family literacy experiences described following parent interview data analysis two main purposes first examine family literacy experiences children using qualitative analysis second describe quantitative way relationships among family literacy experiences socioeconomic factors language development metalinguistic performance concepts print interview data revealed parents varied emphasis placed literacy activities children least somewhat involved literacy activities home family report literacy activities associated family income quantitative analyses revealed amount family literacy involvement childrens race related oral language development language development powerful predictor metalinguistic awareness language development controlled statistically family literacy socioeconomic factors negligible effects metalinguistic skills however knowledge print concepts related metalinguistic performance especially phonological domain associated childrens family literacy experiences maternal education race