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dc.contributor.authorBanach, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-21T16:08:11Z
dc.date.available2020-08-21T16:08:11Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/14881
dc.description.abstractCorrelational studies have confirmed significant relationships between parents’ past reading experiences and involvement in children’s literacy at home and how this could be associated with their children’s reading outcomes and motivation. The current study examined parental self- reported literacy experiences, home literacy experiences, child reported motivation for reading and potential associations with children’s reading development across Hispanic, African American, Caucasian, and Chinese cultures. Participants were recruited from public schools in New Haven Connecticut, United States of American and one urban elementary school in China. In total 238 children and either of their parents participated in the study. Parents form both samples completed a personal information questionnaire while participating children completed a battery consisting of reading tasks and a reading motivation measure. Significant correlations for differences between cultural groups were identified. Overall, findings of this study suggest that parents’ reading experiences and culture-specific home literacy practices could influence children’s reading motivation and reading performance. To conclude, existing research and findings from the current study propose culture-specific literacy practices that may be adapted by other cultures to strengthen children’s reading development. Additional directions for future research were discussed.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectParent reading experiencesen_US
dc.subjectReading motivationen_US
dc.subjectHome literacyen_US
dc.subjectChild reading developmenten_US
dc.subjectCultural differencesen_US
dc.titleParental Literacy Experiences: Relation to a Child's Reading Performance Across Culturesen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Applied Disability Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCenter for Applied Disability Studiesen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Social Sciencesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-12T01:55:39Z


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