A favorable home literacy environment for preschool-aged children is related to higher language and preliteracy skills, which, in turn, predict later literacy skills and broader life outcomes. The quality of the home literacy environment is associated with socioeconomic indicators, but some previous research has indicated that also gender differences—favoring girls—exist in children's home literacy environments. The purpose of the present study was to examine gender differences on a range of aspects of home literacy environments provided to 8469 preschool-aged children in Denmark and to determine whether gender differences in home literacy environments mediate relations of gender to language and preliteracy outcomes. Home literacy environment data came from parent-completed questionnaires; child outcome data were obtained using a standardized assessment instrument. The results showed that the home literacy environment provided to boys is poorer on average than that provided to girls. Path models showed that the quality of the home literacy environment significantly mediated the relation of gender to language and preliteracy outcomes, but gender was still significantly directly related to outcomes. Moreover, relations of maternal education and language minority background to language and preliteracy outcomes were mediated by the quality of the home literacy environment. The results suggest that family and healthcare professionals should emphasize to parents the importance of a stimulating home literacy environment for boys and girls alike.

对学龄前儿童而言，良好的家庭识字环境与较高的语言和识字前技能有关，这反过来又可以预测以后的识字技能和更广泛的生活成果。家庭识字环境的质量与社会经济指标相关，但之前的一些研究表明，儿童的家庭识字环境中也存在性别差异——偏爱女孩。本研究的目的是检查为丹麦 8469 名学龄前儿童提供的家庭扫盲环境的一系列方面的性别差异，并确定家庭扫盲环境中的性别差异是否调节性别与语言和读写前结果的关系。家庭扫盲环境数据来自家长填写的问卷；使用标准化评估工具获得儿童结果数据。结果表明，提供给男孩的家庭识字环境平均比提供给女孩的要差。路径模型表明，家庭扫盲环境的质量显着介导了性别与语言和识字前结果的关系，但性别仍然与结果显着直接相关。此外，母亲教育和语言少数背景与语言和识字前结果的关系受家庭识字环境质量的调节。结果表明，家庭和医疗保健专业人员应向父母强调为男孩和女孩提供刺激的家庭扫盲环境的重要性。结果表明，提供给男孩的家庭识字环境平均比提供给女孩的要差。路径模型表明，家庭扫盲环境的质量显着介导了性别与语言和识字前结果的关系，但性别仍然与结果显着直接相关。此外，母亲教育和语言少数背景与语言和识字前结果的关系受家庭识字环境质量的调节。结果表明，家庭和医疗保健专业人员应向父母强调为男孩和女孩提供刺激的家庭扫盲环境的重要性。结果表明，提供给男孩的家庭识字环境平均比提供给女孩的要差。路径模型表明，家庭扫盲环境的质量显着介导了性别与语言和识字前结果的关系，但性别仍然与结果显着直接相关。此外，母亲教育和语言少数背景与语言和识字前结果的关系受家庭识字环境质量的调节。结果表明，家庭和医疗保健专业人员应向父母强调为男孩和女孩提供刺激的家庭扫盲环境的重要性。路径模型表明，家庭扫盲环境的质量显着介导了性别与语言和识字前结果的关系，但性别仍然与结果显着直接相关。此外，母亲教育和语言少数背景与语言和识字前结果的关系受家庭识字环境质量的调节。结果表明，家庭和医疗保健专业人员应向父母强调为男孩和女孩提供刺激的家庭扫盲环境的重要性。路径模型表明，家庭扫盲环境的质量显着介导了性别与语言和识字前结果的关系，但性别仍然与结果显着直接相关。此外，母亲教育和语言少数背景与语言和识字前结果的关系受家庭识字环境质量的调节。结果表明，家庭和医疗保健专业人员应向父母强调为男孩和女孩提供刺激的家庭扫盲环境的重要性。