Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)

The Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회)
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The Effects of Home Literacy Environments on Preschoolers' Vocabulary and Reading Skills

가정문해환경과 유아의 어휘 및 읽기 능력

  • Lee, Kang-Yi (Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
  • Sung, Mi-Young (Department of Child Studies, Seokyeong University) ;
  • Chang, Young-Eun (Department of Family Welfare, Chung-Ang University)
  • Published : 2008.12.30
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Abstract

We examined the effects of family and home literacy environments on the vocabulary and reading abilities of 3 to 5-year-olds. In particular, SES was considered against home literacy environment. The sample consisted of 366 Korean children and their mothers. We found that the level of mother's education was related to the child's vocabulary test score. After controlling for family factors, home literacy environment score positively predicted children's performance both in vocabulary and reading tests. Magnitudes of differences between the two literacy groups (high and low home literacy environment) became larger in the children from relative lower income families. Magnitudes of differences for vocabulary and reading tests was strikingly large in the low-income group both in vocabulary and reading tests. These findings shed lights on the importance of parent education and family services for low-income families with preschool children.

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