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
