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EJ559454 CS754942

Title: Differential Effects of Home Literacy Experiences on the Development of Oral and Written Language.
Author(s):: Senechal, Monique; LeFevre, Jo-Anne; Thomas, Eleanor M.; Daley, Karen E.
Source: Reading Research Quarterly, v33 n1 p96-116 Jan-Mar 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0034-0553
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1998

Examines whether storybook exposure and the amount of teaching in reading and writing skills reported by middle-class parents were related to oral language skills and written language skills of kindergarten children. Shows that storybook exposure explained statistically significant unique variance in children's oral language skills but not in their written language skills. (PA)

Descriptors: *Family Environment; *Kindergarten Children; Language Research; *Oral Language; Primary Education; *Reading Skills; *Story Reading; *Writing Skills