Michael J Mann, David K Lohrmann
Addressing Challenges to the Reliable, Large-Scale Implementation of Effective School Health Education
Health promotion practice
study examined 4 specific measures home literacy practices ie shared book reading frequency maternal book reading strategies childs enjoyment reading maternal sensitivity global measure quality responsiveness home environment preschool years predicted childrens language emergent literacy skills ages 3 5 years study participants 72 african american children mothers primary guardians primarily lowincome families whose home literacy environment development followed since infancy annually 18 months 5 years age childrens mothers interviewed frequency read child much child enjoyed read overall quality responsiveness home environment observed mothers also observed reading child year 2 3 4 years age maternal sensitivity types maternal book reading strategies coded childrens receptive expressive language vocabulary assessed annually 3 years age kindergarten entry emergent literacy skills assessed 4 years kindergarten entry specific home literacy practices showed moderate large correlations significant associations language literacy outcomes controlling maternal education maternal reading skills childs gender global measure overall responsiveness support home environment strongest predictor childrens language early literacy skills contributed specific literacy practice measures predicting childrens early language literacy development