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Parental capital and children’s reading habits: A case study of two contrasting high- and low-income families
Citation
Goh, C., & Loh, C. E. (2022). Parental capital and children’s reading habits: A case study of two contrasting high- and low-income families. OER Knowledge Bites, 17, 10-11.
Abstract
Leisure reading is associated with many advantages such as improving language skills and academic achievement, developing emotional intelligence and supporting social mobility. Children’s dispositions to read are shaped by instrumental and social factors, and the home reading environment is an important factor that encourages the development of leisure reading habits. This study examines how parental cultural capital, in the form of parents’ educational qualifications,identification as readers and ability to provide their children with resources (e.g., books, comfortable reading environments, devices and subscriptions for reading) support children’s development of positive reading habits.
Date Issued
2022
Publisher
National Institute of Education (Singapore)
Journal
OER Knowledge Bites