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Article: Home Literacy Environment and Children’s English Language and Literacy Skills in Hong Kong
Title | Home Literacy Environment and Children’s English Language and Literacy Skills in Hong Kong |
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Keywords | home literacy environment English as a second language language and literacy early years parent-child engagement |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.frontiersin.org/psychology |
Citation | Frontiers in Psychology, 2021, v. 11, p. article no. 569581 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Emerging evidence has shown a positive association between the home literacy environment (HLE) and monolingual children’s language and literacy development. Yet, far fewer studies have examined the impact of the HLE on second language development. This study examined relations between the HLE and children’s development of English as a second language in Hong Kong. Participants were 149 ethnic Chinese children (80 girls; Mage = 59 months, SDage = 10 months) and one of their caregivers. Caregivers completed questionnaires about their family backgrounds and HLE and children were assessed on their English language and literacy skills. Findings revealed considerable variability in the types of literacy activities that caregivers were engaged in at home with their children. A series of multilevel regressions demonstrated that the HLE was differentially associated with English vocabulary, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, and word reading skills after controlling for child and family characteristics. Results highlight the importance of a literacy-rich home environment for children’s development of English as a second language and the need to support caregivers in providing a range of home literacy activities to facilitate different language and literacy skills. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304305 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.800 |
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dc.contributor.author | Lau, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Richards, B | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-23T08:58:10Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-23T08:58:10Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Frontiers in Psychology, 2021, v. 11, p. article no. 569581 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-1078 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304305 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Emerging evidence has shown a positive association between the home literacy environment (HLE) and monolingual children’s language and literacy development. Yet, far fewer studies have examined the impact of the HLE on second language development. This study examined relations between the HLE and children’s development of English as a second language in Hong Kong. Participants were 149 ethnic Chinese children (80 girls; Mage = 59 months, SDage = 10 months) and one of their caregivers. Caregivers completed questionnaires about their family backgrounds and HLE and children were assessed on their English language and literacy skills. Findings revealed considerable variability in the types of literacy activities that caregivers were engaged in at home with their children. A series of multilevel regressions demonstrated that the HLE was differentially associated with English vocabulary, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, and word reading skills after controlling for child and family characteristics. Results highlight the importance of a literacy-rich home environment for children’s development of English as a second language and the need to support caregivers in providing a range of home literacy activities to facilitate different language and literacy skills. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.frontiersin.org/psychology | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Psychology | - |
dc.rights | This Document is Protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. It is reproduced with permission. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | home literacy environment | - |
dc.subject | English as a second language | - |
dc.subject | language and literacy | - |
dc.subject | early years | - |
dc.subject | parent-child engagement | - |
dc.title | Home Literacy Environment and Children’s English Language and Literacy Skills in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lau, C: carriegl@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Richards, B: benrich@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lau, C=rp02003 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Richards, B=rp02400 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.569581 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33584408 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC7878960 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85100841494 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 325055 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 569581 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 569581 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000617143400001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |