Gintautas Šilinskas|Minna Torppa|Marja?Kristiina Lerkkanen|Jari?Erik Nurmi
The home literacy model in a highly transparent orthography
University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä
investigated extent home literacy activities preschool year would predict development childrens language literacy skills primary school highly transparent finnish language also correlates maternal literacy activities preschool examined literacy language skills 1880 children 6yearolds baseline tested 5 time points beginning preschool end year 2 mothers filled questionnaires end preschool results showed home teaching reading preschool age predicted childrens emergent literacy letter knowledge word reading fluency primary school shared reading predicted oral language skills vocabulary listening comprehension moreover early letter knowledge related maternal teaching reading shared reading maternal beliefs expectations childrens schooling competence associated frequent engagement teaching reading