
Opportunities for early literacy development: evidence for home and school support
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A substantial amount of discussion during the past decades has been
concerned with children from minority and/or poorly educated
parents, lagging behind in the areas of language and literacy. The
present volume describes a large-scale investigation in which children
from diverse socio economic backgrounds were monitored in their
process of learning to read in Dutch primary education. In a set of
four constituent projects, we will describe the aspects of both home
and school environment that play a ro…
A substantial amount of discussion during the past decades has been
concerned with children from minority and/or poorly educated
parents, lagging behind in the areas of language and literacy. The
present volume describes a large-scale investigation in which children
from diverse socio economic backgrounds were monitored in their
process of learning to read in Dutch primary education. In a set of
four constituent projects, we will describe the aspects of both home
and school environment that play a role in the development of
emergent literacy skills and initial reading behavior. The studies are
founded on a theoretical framework in which the contribution of
parent involvement and teacher expectations is reviewed, in relation
to opportunities to become literate.
Judith Stoep has specialized in (second) language and literacy
acquisition, conducting research at the Radboud University of
Nijmegen. Currently, she is a senior researcher in the project KLINc
(Kids Learning to take INitiatives in communication) at PonTeM/
Viataal (Nijmegen/Sint-Michielsgestel, the Netherlands).
