Parents' beliefs about young children's literacy development and parents' literacy behaviors Article

Lynch, J, Anderson, J, Anderson, A et al. (2006). Parents' beliefs about young children's literacy development and parents' literacy behaviors . 27(1), 1-20. 10.1080/02702710500468708

cited authors

  • Lynch, J; Anderson, J; Anderson, A; Shapiro, J

abstract

  • This research examined parents' literacy beliefs and their self-reported behaviors of how they help their children learn to read and to write. There were 35 parents of preschool-age children involved in this study. Parents were interviewed about their beliefs and behaviors using the Parents' Perceptions of Literacy Learning Interview Schedule (PPLLIS; Anderson, 1995a). There were significant relationships between parents' literacy beliefs and their self-reported literacy behaviors. Descriptive analysis seemed to suggest that parents with more holistic beliefs engage in more encouragement activities than parents with more skills-based beliefs. This research highlights the importance of examining parents' beliefs about young children's literacy development.

publication date

  • January 1, 2006

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 20

volume

  • 27

issue

  • 1