Home literacy and Chinese Reading in Hong Kong children

Home literacy and Chinese Reading in Hong Kong children

• Lau, Jasmine Yuet Han Chinese University of Hong Kong
• McBride Chang, Catherine Chinese University of Hong Kong

Early Education & Development, 16(1), 5-22, 2005

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

2005

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GA Chinese Language
    • GAD Teaching Methods of Reading Comprehension & Their Outcomes, Vocabulary Teaching
• A Human Growth & Development
  • AF Family & Development, Family Relationship, Reproduction & Child Rearing, Family Education, Parental Involvement

Foreign Countries Grade 2 Vocabulary Skills Self Efficacy Reading Skills Reading Achievement Emergent Literacy Family Environment Family Influence Chinese Reading Motivation Elementary School Students Parent Influence Mothers Educational Attainment Age Differences Predictor Variables Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

Measures of Chinese character recognition, vocabulary, and interest in reading were administered to 92 second grade children in Hong Kong, while questionnaires on parental literacy practices were administered to their parents. In a hierarchical regression equation, maternal education, children's age and vocabulary skill predicted 18% of the variance in reading, while home literacy practices and children's literacy self-efficacy predicted an additional unique 19% of the variance in Chinese reading skill. Results underscore the importance of some early home literacy practices for reading achievement, even among children who are already receiving formal literacy instruction.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 10409289

• 10.1207/s15566935eed1601_1

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2010-09-08