Phonemic Awareness in Preschool Children in Relation to Reading Practices in the Home

Research suggests that phonemic awareness predicts later reading achievement and that children from low-SES families are "at-risk" for failing to develop phonemic awareness. Before children enter school, they spend the majority of their time with their caregivers. Therefore, activities that take place in the home are of importance when looking at what fosters development. The present study focused on children participating in two Head Start programs and on their families as well. The parents were interviewed to learn about the home activities, and the children were given a phonemic awareness assessment. The study found that the majority of parents reported participating in several literacy activities. However, a high number of children scored low on the phonemic awareness tests.

Name thesis:degree_name

Education Specialist

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Psychology

Year

2001

Author dc:creator

• Hayes, Anna

• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/662

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1665