title: Temperament of primary caregivers and development of literacy.
abstract: Parents can strongly influence the development of reading literacy in their children. Constructs such as parental attitude, parental style, reading technique, mother-child attachment, etc. influence the development of children's literacy. This study examined the relationship between the temperament of 55 primary maternal caregivers and readiness to involve their 3- to 5-yr.-old children in extracurricular reading activities. Mothers' temperament may foster activities that support reading.
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Calahan
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011932:Reading; D013694:Temperament