Latent Profile Analysis: Chinese Secondary Migrant Children’s Parental Involvement and Associations With Reading Comprehension (Poster 33)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Saturday 8:00 a.m.
  In Poster Session: Poster Session for the Special Interest Group "Research in Reading and Literacy" SIG 11

Abstract

This study analyzed 841 Chinese secondary migrant children to identify parental involvement profiles—parental expectations, communication, and provision of reading materials—and their impact on reading comprehension. Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles, which were labelled Low Expectation Orientation (LEO), Low Communication Orientation (LEO), and Moderate Parental Involvement (MPI). Results revealed that migrant children with MPI exhibited the highest reading comprehension, while there were no significant differences compared to children with LCO. Additionally, children with LEO demonstrated the lowest reading comprehension. The findings support the utility of exploring multidimensional parental involvement profiles in planning measures to support the reading comprehension of Chinese migrant children in secondary school. Implications for reading education and research on Chinese migrant children are discussed.

Author

• Jiiangze Lin, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai