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Emergent Literacy Skills of Migrant Mexican American Preschoolers

Ohio University

Maria Diana Gonzales

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Elizabeth Randolph

Creative Associates International

This study describes the emergent literacy skills of 48 4-year-old migrant Mexican American preschoolers and the extent to which the home and Head Start literacy environments affected those skills. Children's emergent literacy skills were assessed individually in their dominant language. Information about the amount of print available in the home and at the Head Start center and the frequency of reading with each child was collected from parents and teachers. Scores on the emergent literacy measures showed mixed performance overall. Results suggested that the home literacy environment had the greatest influence on children's emergent literacy skills.

Communication Disorders Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 3, 147-153 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/152574010002100303


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