EJ583793 EC621258
Title: Caregiver-Child Interactions and Early Literacy Development
of Preschool Children from Low-Income Environments.Author(s): Rush, Karen L.
Source: Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v19 n1 p3-14 Spr 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0271-1214
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1999
A study assessed early literacy skills and expressive and receptive
vocabulary skills in 39 Head Start children and correlated skills with
measures of caregiver/child interactions observed in the home. Degree
of caregiver involvement, rate of language interactions, and
participation in early literacy activities were related to literacy
and language skills. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: *Caregiver Child Relationship; *Child Development;
Early Childhood Education; *Emergent Literacy; Expressive Language;
*Family Environment; *High Risk Students; *Language Acquisition;
Language Skills; Low Income; Preschool Children; Receptive Language;
Young Children
Identifiers: Project Head Start
