A Longitudinal Investigation of the Home Literacy Environment and Shared Book Reading in Young Children With Hearing Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The principle goal of this longitudinal study was to examine parent perceptions of home literacy environment (e.g., frequency of book reading, ease of book reading with child) and observed behaviors during shared book reading (SBR) interactions between parents and their children with hearing loss (HL) as compared with parents and their children with normal hearing (NH) across 3 time points (12, 24, and 36 months old). Relationships were also explored among home literacy environment factors and SBR behaviors and later language outcomes, across all three time points for parents of children with and without HL.

Design

Participants were a group of parents and their children with HL (N = 17) and typically developing children with NH (N = 34). Parent perceptions about t

SUBMITTER: DesJardin JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5482779 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul/Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature