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Chapter 3 105<br />

Literacy-related Activities in the <strong>Home</strong><br />

What Activities Fostering Literacy Did Parents Engage in with Their Child? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106<br />

Exhibit 3.1 Index of Early <strong>Home</strong> Literacy Activities (EHLA) with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109<br />

What Literacy Resources Do Students Have in Their <strong>Home</strong>s? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110<br />

Exhibit 3.2 Index of <strong>Home</strong> Educational Resources (HER) with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111<br />

Exhibit 3.3 Parents’ Reports of Children’s Books in the <strong>Home</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114<br />

Exhibit 3.4 Trends in Parents’ Reports of Children’s Books in the <strong>Home</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116<br />

Exhibit 3.5 Highest Level of Education of Either Parent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120<br />

Exhibit 3.6 Parents’ Employment Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123<br />

Exhibit 3.7 Parents' Occupational Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124<br />

What Are Parents’ Reading Habits <strong>and</strong> Attitudes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126<br />

Exhibit 3.8 Parents Reading* at <strong>Home</strong> with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129<br />

Exhibit 3.9 Parents Reading for Enjoyment with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130<br />

Exhibit 3.10 Index of Parents’ Attitudes Toward Reading (PATR) with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131<br />

What Languages Are Spoken at <strong>Home</strong>? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132<br />

Exhibit 3.11 Students <strong>and</strong> Parents Speak Language of the Test at <strong>Home</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135<br />

Exhibit 3.12 Students’ Parents Born in Country with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136<br />

Chapter 4 139<br />

Students’ Reading Attitudes, Self-Concept, <strong>and</strong> Out-of-School Activities<br />

What Are Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139<br />

Exhibit 4.1 Index of Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading (SATR) with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141<br />

What Are Students’ Perceptions of Their Reading Ability? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142<br />

Exhibit 4.2 Index of Students’ Reading Self-Concept (SRSC) with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144<br />

How Often Do Children Engage in Literacy Activities Outside of School? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145<br />

Exhibit 4.3 Students Reading Stories or Novels Outside of School with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . 146<br />

Exhibit 4.4 Students Reading for Information Outside of School with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . 150<br />

Exhibit 4.5 Students Read Stories or Articles Outside of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152<br />

Exhibit 4.6 Students Reading for Fun Outside of School with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155<br />

Chapter 5 157<br />

School Curriculum <strong>and</strong> Organization for Teaching Reading<br />

How Well Prepared Are Students to Learn to Read? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158<br />

Exhibit 5.1 Number of Years Children Attended Preprimary Education (Preschool,<br />

Kindergarten, <strong>and</strong> Other Similar Programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162<br />

Exhibit 5.2 Age Students Began Primary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163<br />

Exhibit 5.3 How Well Students Could Perform Beginning Literacy Activities When They<br />

Entered School with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164<br />

Exhibit 5.4 Principals’ Estimates of the Percentage of Students Entering School Able to<br />

Perform Beginning Literacy Skills with Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166<br />

How Much Is Reading Emphasized in the School Curriculum?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167<br />

Exhibit 5.5 Structural Characteristics of Reading Curricula for Primary/Elementary Grades . . . . 169

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