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Wirth, Astrid; Stadler, Matthias; Birtwistle, Efsun; Niklas, Frank – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
The Home Learning Environment (HLE) focuses on everyday learning habits in families to support the development of children's early cognitive competencies. A growing number of studies have assessed the HLE by using different conceptual approaches and various assessment methods, often focusing on either the home literacy environment or the home…
Descriptors: Home Study, Educational Environment, Family Environment, Outcomes of Education
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Longobardi, Emiddia; Spataro, Pietro; Frigerio, Alessandra; Rescorla, Leslie – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The present study examined the relation between language and social ability in a sample of 268 preschoolers aged 18-35 months. Expressive language was assessed with the Italian adaptation of the Language Development Survey (LDS), and Social Competence was assessed with the Questionnaire on Peer Interactions in the Kindergarten (QPI). Results…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Language, Linguistic Competence, Interpersonal Competence
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Ouellette, Gene P.; Senechal, Monique – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2008
Children's early spelling attempts (invented spellings) and underlying component skills were evaluated in a sample (N = 115) of 5-year-old children. Letter-sound knowledge and phoneme awareness were shown to be important predictors of invented spelling performance in this age group. The results also showed associations between invented spelling…
Descriptors: Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Invented Spelling, Oral Language, Phonemic Awareness