Eke Krijnen|Roel van Steensel|Marieke Meeuwisse|Joran Jongerling|Sabine Severiens
Exploring a refined model of home literacy activities and associations with children’s emergent literacy skills
Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus University Rotterdam
based home literacy model study explored refined model home literacy activities relations childrens emergent literacy skills linguistic socioeconomic diverse sample 214 dutch kindergartners mean age 4 years 7 months 46 girls 29 monolingual speakers dutch study examined typology home literacy activities explicitly addressed didactic approach restricted activities involving print next study explored relations activity types childrens emergent literacy skills three activity categories identified code oral language exposure oral language teaching activities results multilevel structural equation modeling showed types home literacy activities related childrens oral language skills although association oral language teaching oral language skills negative oral language skills associated childrens code phonological skills outcomes indicate existence nuanced pattern interrelations elements home literacy environment childrens literacy skills diverse sample observed