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      Intergenerational transmission of literacy skills among Filipino families.

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          We examined the joint role of parental word reading skills and conventional home literacy environment measures among 320 Filipino low- to middle-income families in Cebu City, Philippines with children aged 5-8 years old. A ranking of parent-reported ratings of their frequency of engaging in home literacy activities and adult literacy practices revealed that book-related behaviors were less frequently practiced relative to other behaviors, and mean ratings on the home literacy resources scale suggested a relatively print-poor environment. Nevertheless, scale items about book reading and direct literacy instruction at home correlated with child's language and literacy skills. Structural equation modeling showed that parent's education and frequency of engaging in home literacy activities uniquely accounted for variance in child's oral language and print knowledge skills. In a second model, parent's word reading skills were significantly related to child's skills, but did not eliminate or attenuate influences from parent's education and home literacy activities. Results are important in relation to theories on the intergenerational transmission of literacy skills and the generalizability of findings from developed countries to developing country contexts.

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          Journal
          Dev Sci
          Developmental science
          Wiley
          1467-7687
          1363-755X
          September 2019
          : 22
          : 5
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
          [2 ] Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
          [3 ] Brain and Mind Institute (BMI) and Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
          Article
          10.1111/desc.12859
          31102426
          a438b6d5-455d-4847-92f8-9249da02791f
          © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
          History

          Philippines,early literacy,gene environment,home literacy environment,oral language,word reading

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