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Herminjard, Alexandra (2012)

Three home literacy environment domains and their relations to boys' and girls' reading attitude.

Master thesis | Education and Child Studies (MSc)

In order to extend knowledge on the influence of a rich home literacy environment (HLE) on children’s reading attitude, this study investigated the unique effect of three predefined HLE domains (frequency of shared storybook reading, parents’ exposure to literacy and number of books at home) on boys’ and girls’ reading attitude. The data, previously gathered for another study by means of standardized questionnaires, was used and counted 256 children from the Netherlands. A rich home literacy environment was a predictor for a positive reading attitude, however boys’ reading attitude was slightly more influenced by it than girls. Girls’ reading attitude was especially influenced by the frequency of shared storybook reading, whereas boys’ reading attitude was mainly triggered by the number of books at home. Parents’ exposure to literacy had a significant negative effect on the reading attitude of both genders.

Home literacy environment

reading attitude

literacy

Author

Herminjard, Alexandra

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Learning problems and impairments

Supervisors

Kooy, Verna van der

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en