The Relationship Between Home Literacy Environment and Teenagers’ Reading Habits

Abstract

Reading is a kind of significantly positive behaviour for teenagers, especially since it may improve their academic intelligence and emotional intelligence. The home literacy environment is related to the reading habits, while the study about the reading habits of teenagers is still limited. This paper focuses on the relationship between home literacy environment and teenagers' reading habits, as well as discusses the impact of home literacy environment on teenagers' reading habits, the thematic relationship across different culture, and socioeconomic status and gender differences in the relationship. According to existing research, this study reveals that home literacy has positive influence on adolescents' reading habit. However, the relationship between home literacy environment and reading habits is not always influenced by cultural differences or socioeconomic status, and there are differences in reading habits between female teenagers and male teenagers.