A Comparison Study of the Experiences of Educators and Non-Educators in Promoting Reading and Reading Related Skills of their Own Preschool Children

The rationale for this study was to evaluate the home literacy environments of educators and non-educators to investigate whether educators provide "richer" home environments than non-educator mothers. This research explores the mothers' perceptions of their children, views of reading, methods of promoting a positive reading environment, dealing with personal demands and emotions, and their expectations related to promoting reading. The participants in the study are 2 elementary school teachers with preschool children and 2 non-educator mothers with preschool children. Results indicated that being an educator is not an isolated characteristic of providing a rich home environment. The educational attainment of the mother was discovered to have greater influence on home literacy environment than the mother's profession. Higher educated mothers provided richer home environments than their less educated counterparts.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Fitzpatrick, Tamecca S.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Schertz, Linda
• Robles-Goodwin, Patsy J.
• Hagen, Carol
• Kinnison, Lloyd

• Reading (Preschool)
• Reading -- Parent participation.
• educators
• emergent literacy
• reading environment
• early childhood education
• home literacy environment

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Fitzpatrick, Tamecca S.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 69678576
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4917/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc4917

OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc4917