Maternal Evaluations of Children's Emergent Literacy Level, Maternal Mediation in Book Reading, and Children's Emergent Literacy Level: A Comparison between SES Groups

摘要: This study examined whether maternal evaluations of children's emergent literacy (EL) levels, mediation during a book-reading activity with children, and the EL levels differ as function socioeconomic status (SES; low vs. high), relationships between these variables SES levels. Study participants included 84 kindergarteners, 41 from (LSES) 43 high (HSES) families, their mothers. Maternal were gathered, mother-child interactions in videotaped, independently assessed. LSES mothers less accurate evaluating exhibited lower interactions. Their children than did HSES group. In group, explained by media...