The Education Status and Sociocultural Perspectives of Latinos

Lillian Durán, Carlos Chavez, Alisha Wackerle-Hollman, Karen Zyskind

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Abstract

Home language and literacy environments provide a critical context for the development of key foundational skills that support reading outcomes. Latino families in the United States represent an important and growing population and the home language and literacy environments of families who identify as Latino has been understudied. This chapter will present data from a survey completed by over 500 Latino families across 5 states documenting the language and literacy activities they engage in with their preschool-aged children. Results indicate frequent reading with children and a broad range of activities that support their children’s language and literacy development.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCritical Cultural Studies of Childhood
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages163-181
Number of pages19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Publication series

NameCritical Cultural Studies of Childhood
VolumePart F2107
ISSN (Print)2731-636X
ISSN (Electronic)2731-6378

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.

Keywords

  • Families
  • Home literacy environment
  • Latino
  • Preschoolers
  • Reading

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The Education Status and Sociocultural Perspectives of Latinos'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this