The Intersections of the Home Literacy and Home Numeracy Environments in Different Countries and Contexts
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2025
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In this chapter, we explore the intersection between home literacy and home numeracy environments across contexts. First, we present empirically-based models of these two environments, exposing the literature imbalance which has focused predominantly on home literacy, and the complexities associated with the operationalization of these environments. Second, we compare findings about the relation between each of these environments and children’s developing literacy and mathematics skills. We highlight the need for more longitudinal studies to provide evidence for the persistent relations between the home learning environment and children’s academic achievement as well as the need for rigorous intervention studies to determine causal effects of these environments. Finally, we discuss the complex role of culture in shaping home literacy and numeracy environments, exploring global patterns of similarity and difference, and detailing the challenges of researching the home environments of diverse groups.