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Peer reviewedSenechal, Monique; LeFevre, Jo-Anne – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001
A 5-year longitudinal study examined the relations among home literacy experience, language, and literacy development in a middle-class sample. Findings indicate that those with highest exposure to reading aloud at home demonstrated advantages in spelling, decoding, and alphabet knowledge through grade 3. Recommendations urge frequent home…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Emergent Literacy, Family Environment
