The Contribution of Early Home Literacy Activities to First Grade Reading and Writing Achievements in Arabic

Autor/inn/en	Aram, Dorit; Korat, Ofra; Hassunah-Arafat, Safieh
Titel	The Contribution of Early Home Literacy Activities to First Grade Reading and Writing Achievements in Arabic
Quelle	In: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 26 (2013) 9, S.1517-1536 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0922-4777
DOI	10.1007/s11145-013-9430-y
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Literacy; Semitic Languages; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Elementary School Students; Family Literacy; Mothers; Reading Aloud to Others; Writing (Composition); Socioeconomic Influences; Emergent Literacy; Age Differences; Parent Child Relationship; Cooperation; Vocabulary; Alphabets + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Arabisch; Hebräisch; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Mother; Mutter; Schreibübung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Frühleseunterricht; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Wortschatz; Buchstabenschrift
Abstract	This longitudinal study assessed the literacy development of native Arabic-speaking children from kindergarten to the end of first grade, focusing on the role of home literacy activities (mother-child shared book reading and joint writing). The contribution of these activities in kindergarten to children's reading and writing at the end of first grade were evaluated, controlling for family SES and children's early skills (vocabulary and letter naming). Eighty-eight Arabic-speaking children and their mothers participated in the study. Results revealed that family SES, children's early skills and home literacy activities in kindergarten correlated with children's achievements at the end of first grade. Joint writing contributed significantly to children's literacy in first grade and the contribution of shared reading was almost significant. Joint writing was found to contribute to children's literacy achievements in first grade beyond book reading. The study extends our knowledge on literacy acquisition in Arabic, highlighting the significance of early parent-child literacy activities as a predictor of Arabic-speaking children's literacy achievements in school. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10