Rebecca Treiman|John L. Schmidt|Kristina Decker|Sarah Robins|Susan C. Levine|Özlem Demir
Parents’ Talk About Letters With Their Young Children
Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis|University of Kansas|University of Chicago|University of Chicago
literacyrelated activity occurs childrens homestalk letters everyday conversationswas examined using data 50 children visited every 4 months 14 50 months parents talked letters including common english words first letter childrens names especially often parents focus childs initial especially strong families higher socioeconomic status extent parents talked childs initial later sessions study related childrens kindergarten reading skill conversations included childs initial longer parents presented variety information letter