Date of Award:
5-2008
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Human Development and Family Studies
Department name when degree awarded
Family, Consumer, and Human Development
Committee Chair(s)
Ann M. Berghout Austin
Committee
Ann M. Berghout Austin
Committee
Shelley L. Knudsen Lindauer
Committee
Randall M. Jones
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to extend the research on children’s early literacy development by examining the practice of daily family rituals. The assumption was that the predictability and affective meaning that rituals provide would create an environment that fosters the development of literacy skills and motivation to learn. Measures included the PALS Prek, PPVT-III, and Family Ritual Questionnaire. Although there were no significant positive relationships between regular family rituals such as dinnertime and reading aloud practices and literacy outcomes, negative correlations were found between the assignment of roles on weekends, the routine of vacations, mother’s work hours, and children’s literacy scores. These findings may indicate some inflexibility among family members and not enough time spent in a variety of spontaneous literacy-building activities.
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Recommended Citation
Williamson, Melanie, "Emerging Literacy and Family Rituals" (2008). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 27.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/27
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