Goldenberg, Reese,

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Goldenberg, Reese, Gallimore. (1992). Effects
of Literacy Materials from School on Latino
Childrens Experiences and Early Reading
Achievement.

• Theory
• Childrens home experiences affect their school
  performance and literacy achievement
• Hispanic children in US are less likely to engage
  in literacy-based activities in the home
• Schools impact childrens home literacy
  experiences
• Methods
• 10 Hispanic Kindergarteners (all Spanish speaking
  and born to immigrant parents) were observed at
  home during after school hours for one year
• Pre- and post-measures of literacy skill

Key insight
Repeat this word until you say it right. OK,
lets practice again.
Is this a school-related activity?
Look! A monkey! Remember the monkey we saw at the
zoo?
Is this just for fun?

• Strengths
• Use of ecocultural approach recognizes that
  learning happens both at school AND at home
• Addresses important holes in literature about
  kinds of home learning experiences that benefit
  students
• Weaknesses
• Small sample size did not allow for rigorous
  statistical analyses of important findings
• Imprecise time measurements of activities
• Concern that parents or children may have altered
  behaviors due to presence of researcher

• Findings
• Huge increases in home literacy experiences upon
  starting school, mostly because the amount of
  literacy materials in the home increases.
• Parents used Libros and worksheets similarly,
  even though they were designed to elicit
  different responses. Both utilized for repetitive
  drills.
• Use of worksheets, but not the presence of Libros
  in the home, was associated with literacy
  achievement in kindergarten.