Role of Parental Attitudes, Home Literacy Environment, and Migration Background in Children's Literacy Skills
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| Title: | Role of Parental Attitudes, Home Literacy Environment, and Migration Background in Children's Literacy Skills |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | María Valcárcel Jiménez, Jörg-Henrik Heine, Tina Schiele, Anna Mues, Frank Niklas |
| Source: | AERA Online Paper Repository. 2025. |
| Availability: | AERA Online Paper Repository. Available from: American Educational Research Association. 1430 K Street NW Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-238-3200; Fax: 202-238-3250; e-mail: subscriptions@aera.net; Web site: http://www.aera.net |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Parent Attitudes, Reading, Immigrants, Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Reading Skills, Predictor Variables, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Socioeconomic Status, Vocabulary, Cognitive Ability, Phonological Awareness, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Germany |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Columbia Mental Maturity Scale |
| DOI: | 10.3102/2185244 |
| Abstract: | We investigated the longitudinal associations between parental attitudes towards reading and children's literacy skills for children with and without migration background (N = 500, M[subscript age] = 60.97 months; SD[subscript age] = 4.61). We explored whether these associations are mediated by the Home Literacy Environment (HLE) when controlled for child age, sex, cognitive skills, and socioeconomic status. The structural equation model shows, that the relations between parental attitudes towards reading and emergent literacy skills were mediated via HLE. Indirect effects were found, showing that the HLE but not parental attitudes towards reading mediated the effect of migration background on children's literacy skills. Interventions aimed at shaping parental attitudes and the HLE may be a good target to foster children's literacy development. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678344 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | We investigated the longitudinal associations between parental attitudes towards reading and children's literacy skills for children with and without migration background (N = 500, M[subscript age] = 60.97 months; SD[subscript age] = 4.61). We explored whether these associations are mediated by the Home Literacy Environment (HLE) when controlled for child age, sex, cognitive skills, and socioeconomic status. The structural equation model shows, that the relations between parental attitudes towards reading and emergent literacy skills were mediated via HLE. Indirect effects were found, showing that the HLE but not parental attitudes towards reading mediated the effect of migration background on children's literacy skills. Interventions aimed at shaping parental attitudes and the HLE may be a good target to foster children's literacy development. |
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| DOI: | 10.3102/2185244 |
