Inouk E. Boerma|Suzanne E. Mol|Jelle Jolles
Parents Adjust the Quality of Their Home Literacy Environment to the Reading Interest of Their Third to Sixth Graders
Hogeschool iPabo|Leiden University|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
synopsisobjective current home literacy activities parents children grade 36 aged 6901340 years engaged examined relation parents childrens perceived reading interest number books home design survey study carried among 452 parents subsequently 89 children grades 3 4 completed questionnaire reading interest results frequency home literacy activities declines grades 3 6 parents perceive child interested reader engage frequent home literacy activities even interested readers frequency activities predicts childrens selfreported reading interest grades 3 4 whereas amount books home parents reading interest seem explain additional variance conclusion parents made aware importance engaging home literacy activities older child activities still play role childs reading interest