Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers
This study was designed to determine the predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers. There were 136 preschoolers aged ranged between three to six years old with their parents and teachers recruited in this study using a Multi-Stage Cluster sampling technique. Home-based learning activi...
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| author | Chan, Mei Yee Arshat, Zarinah Baharudin, Rozumah |
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| description | This study was designed to determine the predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers. There were 136 preschoolers aged ranged between three to six years old with their parents and teachers recruited in this study using a Multi-Stage Cluster sampling technique. Home-based learning activities were measured using Home Learning Environment Questionnaire (Lonigan & Farver, 2002). Meanwhile, children’s literacy skills were respectively assessed using Test of Early Reading Ability Third Edition (Reid, Hresko, & Hammill, 2001). This study found that preschoolers with higher level of literacy skills were came from families who practiced more home-based learning activities, and have highly educated parents and high family monthly income. Besides that, findings revealed that older children perform high level of literacy skills. The findings of this study imply that home learning was the most significant unique predictor of child’s literacy skills within all tested variables. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-281642015-09-15T01:20:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28164/ Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers Chan, Mei Yee Arshat, Zarinah Baharudin, Rozumah This study was designed to determine the predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers. There were 136 preschoolers aged ranged between three to six years old with their parents and teachers recruited in this study using a Multi-Stage Cluster sampling technique. Home-based learning activities were measured using Home Learning Environment Questionnaire (Lonigan & Farver, 2002). Meanwhile, children’s literacy skills were respectively assessed using Test of Early Reading Ability Third Edition (Reid, Hresko, & Hammill, 2001). This study found that preschoolers with higher level of literacy skills were came from families who practiced more home-based learning activities, and have highly educated parents and high family monthly income. Besides that, findings revealed that older children perform high level of literacy skills. The findings of this study imply that home learning was the most significant unique predictor of child’s literacy skills within all tested variables. Photonics 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28164/1/Predictors%20of%20literacy%20skills%20among%20Chinese%20pre.pdf Chan, Mei Yee and Arshat, Zarinah and Baharudin, Rozumah (2013) Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers. Elixir International Journal, 62. pp. 19967-19972. ISSN 2229-712X http://www.elixirpublishers.com/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=Zarinah%20Arshat&filter_type=Author |
| spellingShingle | Chan, Mei Yee Arshat, Zarinah Baharudin, Rozumah Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers |
| title | Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers |
| title_full | Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers |
| title_short | Predictors of literacy skills among Chinese preschoolers |
| title_sort | predictors of literacy skills among chinese preschoolers |
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