Table 3.
Pearson Correlations among Home Environment Characteristics and Early Reading Skills
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household chaos | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Household quiet | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2. Household order | .33* | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Home literacy environment | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Child is read to | .25** | .09 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4. Child owns more than 30 books | .02 | −.01 | .07 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5. Child amuses self with books | 05 | .09 | .12* | .02 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6. Number of books child brings home | .18** | .15** | .21** | .01 | .11* | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 Child watches more than 15 hours of TV per week | −.21** | −.00 | −.16 | −.07 | .03 | −.05 | 1 | |||||||
| 8. Family uses library card more than once a year | .18** | .15** | .18** | −.09 | .08 | .30** | −.16** | 1 | ||||||
| 9. Mother reads to self | .20** | .02 | .14** | −.01** | .15** | .13** | −.08 | .18** | 1 | |||||
| 10. Number of household subscriptions | .19** | .14* | −.02 | .12 | −.01 | .02 | −.09 | −.05 | .15** | 1 | ||||
| Maternal characteristics | ||||||||||||||
| 11. Maternal reading ability | .17** | .20** | −.07 | .24** | −.02 | .03 | .22** | .23** | .00 | .24** | 1 | |||
| 12. Maternal education | .18** | .21** | −.05 | .10* | −.09 | .14* | .15** | .30** | .20** | .20** | .41** | 1 | ||
| Early reading skills | ||||||||||||||
| 13. Expressive vocabulary | .13** | .23** | .08 | .21** | −.04 | .11* | .04 | .17** | .16** | .32** | .34** | .21** | 1 | |
| 14. Woodcock | −.02 | .12** | .14** | .15** | −.11* | .06 | −.04 | .12** | .15** | .21** | .15** | .10* | .41** | 1 |
| 15. Phonological awareness | .08 | .17** | .07 | .13** | −.10* | .02 | .02 | .12* | .13** | .30** | .36** | .21** | .55** | .65** |
*
Note. p < .05,
**
p < .01, N = 455.