Home Background and Young Children's Literacy Development

Abstract

Research on the nature of home literacy experiences point out that such experiences are more embedded in family social events than reading and writing itself. Studies on the social and cultural differences among families indicate that the interaction patterns among parents and children, the amount of literacy events that occur inside the family as well as the values and attitudes towards literacy are mainly responsible for children's later academic achievement. Suggestions are being made on how early childhood setting can build bridges between home and school for achieving the utmost of young children's literacy development.