How Mothers of First Graders Perceive Reading Acquisition

Vol.22,No.3(2017)
Studia paedagogica

Abstract

This study intends to increase the current understanding of how mothers of first graders perceive reading acquisition of their children and associated reading challenges. The study relies on data gathered from in-depth semi-structured interviews of ten mothers which took place during the second half of the 2015/2016 school year. Qualitative analysis of the data revealed three reading aspirations that the mothers had for their children. The first one was related to the practical level of reading acquisition: the mothers hoped that their children would master reading sufficiently well so that they could use it in their everyday lives. The second aspiration concerned the experiential level of reading acquisition: the mothers hoped that children would like both books and the activity of reading. Finally, the third one was tied to the developmental level of reading acquisition: the mothers hoped that their children would consider reading to be a valuable skill for their further personal development. It transpired that these aspirations influenced also which challenging aspects of reading acquisition the mothers perceived as worthy of their attention and which not.

Keywords:
reading literacy; maternal reading aspirations; challenges associated with reading; first grade; parental involvement
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