dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | M.T. Mainhard, M.M.H. Schaars | |
dc.contributor.author | Haeften, N.I. van | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-01T18:00:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-01T18:00:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/41430 | |
dc.description.abstract | Reading comprehension skills are important for participation in
school and influence later professional success. Activities at home support the reading development and reading attitudes of
children. This study conducted a mediation analysis of the Dutch
sample (N = 2254) of PIRLS-2016 in order to measure the
relationships of the home literacy environment and reading
enjoyment with reading comprehension skills. Regression
analyses showed that HLE significantly predicted reading
comprehension and reading enjoyment. The mediation analysis
showed a partial mediation of the relation between HLE and
reading comprehension through reading enjoyment. Furthermore,
the current study aimed to gain insight in teachers’ beliefs,
practices and educational background regarding home literacy
environment. Results from semi-structured interviews (N = 7)
showed that teachers have had little education regarding specific
tools and ways to support parents to engage in literacy activities
at home. Moreover, the teachers expressed concerns regarding the
lack of knowledge of parents about their power to influence their
children’s reading skills. Since this study confirms that the home
environment is of influence, I suggest that schools organise
workshops for parents with the aim to spread awareness of their
power, and workshops for parents and teachers to demonstrate
ways to easily implement at-home activities. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 570637 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | The Influence of the Home Literacy Environment and Reading
Enjoyment on Reading Comprehension Skills and The Practices of
Teachers Regarding the Home Literacy Environment | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | Primary school; reading comprehension; home literacy
environment; reading enjoyment; teacher education | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Educational Sciences | |