Poster #60 - The Role of Home Literacy Environment in Early Reading Achievement: A Latent Variable Analysis Study

• In Event: 18.060 - MTCC Poster Session Two
  In Poster Session: 18.060-7 - Early Childhood Poster Session 1

Abstract

This study aims to identify the underlying types of home literacy environment (HLE) and its effect on the early reading achievement. The sample in this study consisted of 13,367 early graders extracted from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten dataset (ECLS-K) 2010-2011. Latent Class Model and its extension modes are used for analysis. Two main types of home literacy environments were identified: pro-reading and counter-reading families. Further analysis indicated that over 70% of the sampled families provided supportive reading environment. Children from the pro-reading families outperformed their counter-reading families in reading achievement. Furthermore, results indicated that the racial groups and SES also differentiate the degree of parental involvement into home literacy activities.

Authors

• Xuejun Ryan Ji, The University of British Columbia

• R. Malatesha Joshi, Texas A&M University - College Station