Early literacy among Arabic-speaking kindergartners: The role of socioeconomic status,home literacy environment and maternal mediation of writing |
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Authors: | Dorit Aram Ofra Korat Elinor Saiegh-Haddad Safieh Hassunha Arafat Ruba Khoury Jakleen Abu Elhija |
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Institution: | 1. School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Israel;2. School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Israel;3. English Department, Bar Ilan University, Israel;4. Beit Berl College, Israel |
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Abstract: | We explored the sociocultural context of early literacy development among Arabic-speaking kindergartners in Israel, focusing on the nature of mother–child joint writing. Eighty-nine kindergartners and their mothers participated. Mothers were videotaped in their homes while helping their children write words. Early literacy was evaluated by alphabetic knowledge, concepts about print, phonological awareness, and vocabulary. Kindergartners’ early literacy was related to socioeconomic status (SES), home literacy environment (HLE) and maternal mediation level. Hierarchical regressions indicate that HLE predicted alphabetic knowledge, phonological awareness, and vocabulary beyond SES. Maternal mediation of writing predicted all children's early literacy measures except vocabulary, after controlling for SES and HLE. We discuss maternally mediated joint writing interactions as a possible context for early literacy enhancement among young Arabic-speaking children in Israel. |
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Keywords: | Arabic Writing Mother&ndash child interaction Early literacy Home literacy environment Maternal mediation SES |
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