<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study concentrated on mothers’ reading to their preschool children. Three broad questions were posed about how the mother’s educational level is associated with: (1) the mother’s reasons to read to the child, (2) frequency and duration of this reading, (3) mother-child literacy interaction with the child. The sample of low education mothers (n=55) and high education mothers (n=213) was recruited to fill in a questionnaire of 46 items. Higher education mothers outperformed low education mothers in these variables: reading to the child in order to enhance cognitive development, appreciate the time they are with the child in reading sessions, reading to child frequency, and the number of books the child possesses. On the other hand, low education mothers more frequently than high education mothers ask children about book characters and explain reasons for reading.</p></abstract>

The study concentrated on mothers’ reading to their preschool children. Three broad questions were posed about how the mother’s educational level is associated with: (1) the mother’s reasons to read to the child, (2) frequency and duration of this reading, (3) mother-child literacy interaction with the child. The sample of low education mothers (n=55) and high education mothers (n=213) was recruited to fill in a questionnaire of 46 items. Higher education mothers outperformed low education mothers in these variables: reading to the child in order to enhance cognitive development, appreciate the time they are with the child in reading sessions, reading to child frequency, and the number of books the child possesses. On the other hand, low education mothers more frequently than high education mothers ask children about book characters and explain reasons for reading.

Czech mothers read books to their young children: association with mothers’ education

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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The study concentrated on mothers’ reading to their preschool children. Three broad questions were posed about how the mother’s educational level is associated...

Czech mothers read books to their young children: association with mothers’ education

Published Online: Nov 11, 2020

Page range: 1 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2020-0001

Keywords
early literacy, reading to the child, home literacy environment, parent-child interaction

© 2020 Peter Gavora, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Czech mothers read books to their young children: association with mothers’ education

Published Online: Nov 11, 2020

Page range: 1 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2020-0001

Keywordsearly literacy, reading to the child, home literacy environment, parent-child interaction

© 2020 Peter Gavora, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
early literacy, reading to the child, home literacy environment, parent-child interaction