The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of home and classroom literacy
environments on the reading interests of 104 young children aged 4-5 years old. Their
104 mothers and 52 preschool teachers also participated in this study. The instruments
modified and used in this study were the questionnaire which was developed by
Fitzgerald(1991), Dickinson, Temple, Hirschler & Smith(1992), and the Primary Pupil
Reading Attitude Inventory by Askov & Fischbach(1973). The results of this study
were as follows. First, there were significant relationships between children's physical
and psychological home literacy environments and reading interests. Second, there were
also significant relationships between children's physical and psychological classroom
literacy environments and reading interests. Third, home and classroom literacy
environments, especially physical environments of home and psychological environments
of classrooms, had an influence on children's reading interests. On the basis of this
study, enough provision of literacy environments may help to improve children's
reading interests, leading to better reading and writing ability.