John R. Kirby|Brenda Hogan
Family Literacy Environment and Early Literacy Development
Queen's University|Queen's University
battery readingrelated reading measures used select samples good n 30 poor readers n 19 grade 1 parents children completed questionnaire current preschool home literacy practices socioeconomic status ses 2 groups compared tests discriminant analysis tests indicated homes good poor readers differed many characteristics including several aspects home literacy numbers books home mothers education 2 best unique discriminators groups parents teaching letters mothers education limitations study implications discussed