Table 3.

Literacy-related items.

Value placed on reading

The frequency with which the mother

1. read a book

2. read the Bible

3. read a newspaper

4. read a magazine

5. read church newsletters

6. read sale ads

7. checked out a book from the library

8. used a dictionary

9. used an encyclopedia

10. used recipes

11. made a grocery list

12. sent a card

13. sent a letter

14. paid bills

Press for achievement

Providing reading instruction: The frequency with which the mother

15. taught colors

16. taught shapes

17. taught the alphabet

18. taught letter sounds

19. taught to count

20. taught numbers

21. colored with the child

22. taught to write

Responding to children's reading interest: The frequency with which the mother

23. took the child to the library

Availability of reading materials

24. number of children's books in the home

25. number of adult books in the home

Reading with children

The frequency with which the mother

26. read books to child