How your habits influence your child’s view of reading
Posted
March 25, 2008 at
9:00 am by
Allison J
Just a little something to think about…
Reading and school success are directly linked to what a child sees in the home, and long before they reach school age.
Twenty-one kindergarten classes were examined for children who displayed either high or low interest in books. Their home life was then examined in detail:
|
Home information |
High Interest in Books (%) |
Low Interest in Books (%) |
| Mother’s leisure activities |
|
|
| Watches TV |
39.3 |
63.2 |
| Reads |
78.6 |
28.1 |
| What mother reads |
|
|
| Novels |
95.2 |
10.5 |
| Father’s leisure activities |
|
|
| Watches TV |
35.1 |
48.2 |
| Reads |
60.7 |
15.8 |
| What father reads |
|
|
| Newspapers |
91.1 |
84.2 |
| Novels |
62.5 |
8.8 |
| Number of books in the home |
80.6 books |
31.7 books |
| Child owns library card |
37.5 |
3.4 |
| Child is taken to the library |
98.1 |
7.1 |
| Child is read to daily |
76.8 |
1.8 |
While this study may be a bit outdated, I am confident in saying that this would hold true today.
Lesley Mandel Morrow, “Home and School Correlates of Early Interest in Literature,” Journal of Educational Research, vol 76, March/April 1983, pp. 221-30.
Tags: childhood-reading, Education, how-to-improve-your-childs-reading-habits, reading, school-success |
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1. Rita said:
March 25, 2008 @ 9:27 am
I’m sure that’s pretty accurate. I just don’t know if you’re going to sway anyone here. I think that the moms and dads who read parenting blogs, or write on them, are already pretty literate and involved in their kids’ education, you know?
The parents I get a kick out of are the really upper-middle class, or upper class parents who buy everything in the world for their kids, send their kids to the most prestigious schools and STILL don’t read or learn about parenting issues. They just follow the trends in a big, blind mob. Just exactly like sheep. Well dressed, expensively coiffed sheep.
2. prescott said:
March 25, 2008 @ 10:01 am
[quote comment="150726"]I think that the moms and dads who read parenting blogs, or write on them, are already pretty literate and involved in their kids’ education, you know?[/quote]
You obviously haven’t read the Jon & Kate thread lately, lol.
3. Rita said:
March 25, 2008 @ 10:43 am
OK, wellll….I guess they’re not really into PARENTING blogs, lol, that’s more of just a Jon & Katie cesspool, isn’t it? I think the people who really read and write around here are pretty damn literate. I mean, I consider myself smart, but when you (Prescott) and Kristy get into arguing about commas and shit, I realize what a bumfuck ignormaus I really am.
4. prescott said:
March 25, 2008 @ 12:33 pm
[quote comment="150740"]OK, wellll….I guess they’re not really into PARENTING blogs, lol, that’s more of just a Jon & Katie cesspool, isn’t it?[/quote]
Yes, not exactly the same demographic. I actually agree with your original point (although I did find these stats interesting), I was just being a smartass. SURPRISE, SURPRISE!
5. Rita said:
March 25, 2008 @ 2:11 pm
Ah well, at least you’re a literate, grammatically correct smartass.
6. Mackenzie said:
April 1, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
My dad read to me every night before bed since I can remember, and eventually I read to him (and he would fall asleep in my twin bed). I share the same love of reading and I directly attribute this to my dad. Ps~I’m a teacher, too!