Reading engagement and reading literacy performance: Effective policy and practices at home and in school

Reading engagement and reading literacy performance: Effective policy and practices at home and in school

• Ho, Esther Sui Chu The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Lau, Kit Ling The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Journal of Research in Reading, 41(4), 657-679, 2018

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

2018

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language
    • GBD Teaching Methods of Reading Comprehension & Their Outcomes, Vocabulary Teaching

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

Based on the data of Program for International Student Assessment 2009, this paper examines how various aspects of home literacy environment, school climate and students' reading engagement related to their reading performance. A profile of Hong Kong students' three indices of reading engagement - namely, reading enjoyment, reading diversity and online reading - relative to other East Asian societies is first presented. The relative contributions of different family-level and classroom-level factors on Hong Kong students' reading engagement are then examined by using hierarchical linear modelling. Assessment of the relative impact of the three engagement indices on reading performance shows that reading enjoyment is the strongest predictor. That home-school cooperation in cultivating a positive reading climate, nurturing a good reading habit for all students and enhancing the classroom and teaching climate appear to be promising avenues for improving students' reading engagement and performance may be of importance for shaping future policy and practice.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 01410423

• 10.1111/1467-9817.12246

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/3e3a4a26

2020-09-09