Leslie Reese|Claude Goldenberg
Community Literacy Resources and Home Literacy Practices Among Immigrant Latino Families
California State University, Long Beach|Stanford University
abstract paper reports relationships among communities families spanishspeaking childrens language literacy development kindergarten grade 1 findings study 35 communities show communities greater concentrations latinos less likely printed materials available materials likely spanish communities higher income education levels literacy materials english contrary predictions associations among community literacy resources frequency childrens home reading activities childrens literacy achievement lack association due withincommunity variation home literacy practices schools impact home literacy however associations among community family language characteristics child literacy outcomes spanish english suggesting least early stages literacy development communities influence spanishspeaking childrens literacy development languagelearning opportunities rather literacylearning opportunities per se