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Chun Lai; Yang Liu; Yun Lin – Applied Linguistics, 2025
Research has established positive associations between informal digital activities and vocabulary knowledge. However, understanding how different types of digital activities relate to various aspects of vocabulary knowledge is limited. This study examined how the purpose of informal digital activities and strategic engagement during and/or after…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Knowledge Level, Universities, English (Second Language)
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Xiao, Nan; Che, Yishu; Zhang, Xiao; Song, Zhanmei; Zhang, Yuanyuan; Yin, Shaoqing – Infant and Child Development, 2020
This study examined the relationship between the frequency of mother-child and father-child literacy teaching activities and the reading skills of Chinese preschool children. A total of 105 Hong Kong Chinese preschoolers and their fathers and mothers were involved. Fathers and mothers independently reported the frequency of their own literacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Fathers, Parents as Teachers
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McCormick, Meghan P.; Weissman, Amanda Ketner; Weiland, Christina; Hsueh, JoAnn; Sachs, Jason; Snow, Catherine – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Parental engagement in home-based learning activities is linked to children's academic skills. Yet, interventions that try to enhance parental engagement--sometimes targeted to families with low levels of education--have small effects. This study aimed to inform supports for families by examining how different types of home-based learning…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Family Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Parents as Teachers