The Influence of Home Language and Literacy Environment and Parental Self-Efficacy on Chilean Preschoolers’ Early Literacy Outcomes
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<p>We examined the effects of shared reading workshops on children’s early literacy outcomes. Data was collected for 240 children, 144 of whom had their parents or caregivers participate in a shared reading workshop. The remaining 129 were included as a comparison group. Pre- and post-intervention measures of HLLE, narrative skills, alphabet knowledge, and parental self-efficacy scores were collected. Findings show higher and statistically significant scores in alphabet knowledge and narrative skills for children whose parents implemented shared reading. Parental self-efficacy increased after participating in the workshops. Correlations between HLLE, parental self-efficacy, and children’s outcomes were low yet significant. To further investigate the role of HLLE as a mediator of children’s outcomes, we used structural equation modeling. Results show an interaction of HLLE on children’s narrative skills and alphabet knowledge.</p>
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alphabet knowledge, early literacy, home language and literacy environment (HLLE), narrative skills