The home literacy environment and Latino Head Start children's emergent literacy skills

Author(s): Farver, Jo Ann M.; Xu, Yiyuan; Lonigan, Christopher J.; Eppe, Stefanie;
Date Issued: April, 2013
Description: An examination of children's early literacy skills in both English and Spanish at entry to preschool, and an investigation of the patterns of associations among these skills and their families' home language and literacy practices, based on data from 392 primarily Latino immigrant families and their children in 30 Head Start centers in several inner city neighborhoods of Los Angeles, California
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Funder(s): National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Journal Title: Developmental Psychology
Volume Number: 49
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 775-791
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Children & Child Development > Special Needs Children & Special Child Populations > Immigrant & Migrant Status

Parents & Families > Involvement In Child Care & Early Education
Country: United States
States: CALIFORNIA
ISSN: 0012-1649 Paper
1939-0599 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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