Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10452247 Cognitive Development 2013 16 Pages PDF
Abstract
► The study explored the sociocultural context of early literacy development among Arabic-speaking kindergartners in Israel. ► It focused on the nature of mother-child joint writing in Arabic - a diglossic language with a complex orthography. ► Hierarchical regressions indicated that Home Literacy Environment (HLE) predicted children's early literacy beyond SES. ► Maternal mediation of writing predicted children's early literacy after controlling for SES and HLE. ► Discussion depicts mother-child writing interactions as a possible context for early literacy enhancement among young Arabic-speaking children.
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