Our first educational building blocks: the role of the home

SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Hannan, A.Juan
KEYWORDS: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD), EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, HOME EDUCATION, TIMSS
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-june-2021/our-first-educational-building-blocks
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12045
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16083
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16083

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Abstract

The family represents the first, and likely most influential, learning context for children's acquisition of language, knowledge, skills, and behaviour. The home learning environment is linked to children's cognitive and social development and plays a role in shaping their school readiness and attitudes towards learning.