This study investigated home literacy environment in relation to emergent literacy, through a cluster analytic approach. Fifty eight parents of kindergartens completed a HLE questionnaire, an...Show moreThis study investigated home literacy environment in relation to emergent literacy, through a cluster analytic approach. Fifty eight parents of kindergartens completed a HLE questionnaire, an author recognition test and a child book recognition test. Included were scores on literacy activities, watching television, emergent literacy as well as socioeconomic status. From the findings emerge three home literacy profiles differing in engagement in literacy activities: (1) high engagement in literacy activities and low television watching, (2) low engagement in any activity, and (3) low engagement in literacy activities but high in watching television. Socioeconomic status did not differ among clusters.Show less
