George K. Georgiou, is a full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta and the Director of the J.P. Das Centre on Learning and Developmental Disabilities. His research focuses on the cognitive and environmental factors affecting children's literacy acquisition across languages and contexts. He has published more than 150 papers on this topic including more than 30 on home literacy environment in languages such as English, Chinese, Greek, Finnish, and Japanese. Prof. Georgiou is currently the Associate Editor of the Reading and Writing journal.Tomohiro Inoue is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on (a) cognitive and sociocultural correlates of literacy development across languages and cultures, (b) risk and protective factors for reading difficulties and dyslexia, and (c) reading instruction and interventions. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Reading and Writing journal.

• Part1 Theories and measurement.- 1.Home Literacy Environment: Challenges in Measurement and Structural Implications.- 2.Reconciling two conceptualizations of what matters in home literacy environment.- 3.Home Supports for Learning and Home-School Connections: A Descriptive and Comparative Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.- 4.The Intersections of Home Literacy and Home Numeracy Environment in Different Countries and Contexts.- 5.genetic and environmental etiology of literacy acquisition..- part2. HLE and literacy across languages and contexts.- 6.The home literacy environment in families with a history of reading difficulties.- 7.Home literacy environment: The link between parents' education, parents' expectations and children's literacy skills in Greek.- 8.Home literacy Environment and literacy acquisition in Finnish: The moderating role of familial risk of dyslexia.- 9.The role of the Home Literacy Environment in the early reading and writing development ofChinese children.- 10.Relationship between home literacy environment and early biscriptal literacy: Evidence from Japanese.- 11.Home literacy as a learning ecosystem: Insights from the Philippines.- 12.Home Literacy and Emergent Literacy Skills in low-SES families in Latin America.- 13.Home literacy activities: Accounting for differences in early literacy outcomes in low-income families in Zambia.- 14.Home Language and Literacy Environments of Bilingual Children: A Systematic Review.- Part 3 Intervention of HLE.- 15.Interventions with Onscreen Picture Books: Their Capabilities and Limitations.- 16.Maternal mediation and its effects on Reading and Writing.- 17.Interventions in the Home Literacy Environment and Children’s Language and Literacy Skills.- 18.How Effective are Family Literacy Programs?.- 19.Reading and discussing stories together: Does dialogic reading enhance children's language development?.- 20.Conclusion.

George K. Georgiou, is a full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta and the Director of the J.P. Das Centre on Learning and Developmental Disabilities. His research focuses on the cognitive and environmental factors affecting children's literacy acquisition across languages and contexts. He has published more than 150 papers on this topic including more than 30 on home literacy environment in languages such as English, Chinese, Greek, Finnish, and Japanese. Prof. Georgiou is currently the Associate Editor of the Reading and Writing journal.Tomohiro Inoue is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on (a) cognitive and sociocultural correlates of literacy development across languages and cultures, (b) risk and protective factors for reading difficulties and dyslexia, and (c) reading instruction and interventions. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Reading and Writing journal.

• Part1 Theories and measurement.- 1.Home Literacy Environment: Challenges in Measurement and Structural Implications.- 2.Reconciling two conceptualizations of what matters in home literacy environment.- 3.Home Supports for Learning and Home-School Connections: A Descriptive and Comparative Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.- 4.The Intersections of Home Literacy and Home Numeracy Environment in Different Countries and Contexts.- 5.genetic and environmental etiology of literacy acquisition..- part2. HLE and literacy across languages and contexts.- 6.The home literacy environment in families with a history of reading difficulties.- 7.Home literacy environment: The link between parents' education, parents' expectations and children's literacy skills in Greek.- 8.Home literacy Environment and literacy acquisition in Finnish: The moderating role of familial risk of dyslexia.- 9.The role of the Home Literacy Environment in the early reading and writing development ofChinese children.- 10.Relationship between home literacy environment and early biscriptal literacy: Evidence from Japanese.- 11.Home literacy as a learning ecosystem: Insights from the Philippines.- 12.Home Literacy and Emergent Literacy Skills in low-SES families in Latin America.- 13.Home literacy activities: Accounting for differences in early literacy outcomes in low-income families in Zambia.- 14.Home Language and Literacy Environments of Bilingual Children: A Systematic Review.- Part 3 Intervention of HLE.- 15.Interventions with Onscreen Picture Books: Their Capabilities and Limitations.- 16.Maternal mediation and its effects on Reading and Writing.- 17.Interventions in the Home Literacy Environment and Children’s Language and Literacy Skills.- 18.How Effective are Family Literacy Programs?.- 19.Reading and discussing stories together: Does dialogic reading enhance children's language development?.- 20.Conclusion.

George K. Georgiou, is a full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta and the Director of the J.P. Das Centre on Learning and Developmental Disabilities. His research focuses on the cognitive and environmental factors affecting children's literacy acquisition across languages and contexts. He has published more than 150 papers on this topic including more than 30 on home literacy environment in languages such as English, Chinese, Greek, Finnish, and Japanese. Prof. Georgiou is currently the Associate Editor of the Reading and Writing journal.Tomohiro Inoue is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on (a) cognitive and sociocultural correlates of literacy development across languages and cultures, (b) risk and protective factors for reading difficulties and dyslexia, and (c) reading instruction and interventions. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Reading and Writing journal.

• Part1 Theories and measurement.- 1.Home Literacy Environment: Challenges in Measurement and Structural Implications.- 2.Reconciling two conceptualizations of what matters in home literacy environment.- 3.Home Supports for Learning and Home-School Connections: A Descriptive and Comparative Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.- 4.The Intersections of Home Literacy and Home Numeracy Environment in Different Countries and Contexts.- 5.genetic and environmental etiology of literacy acquisition..- part2. HLE and literacy across languages and contexts.- 6.The home literacy environment in families with a history of reading difficulties.- 7.Home literacy environment: The link between parents' education, parents' expectations and children's literacy skills in Greek.- 8.Home literacy Environment and literacy acquisition in Finnish: The moderating role of familial risk of dyslexia.- 9.The role of the Home Literacy Environment in the early reading and writing development ofChinese children.- 10.Relationship between home literacy environment and early biscriptal literacy: Evidence from Japanese.- 11.Home literacy as a learning ecosystem: Insights from the Philippines.- 12.Home Literacy and Emergent Literacy Skills in low-SES families in Latin America.- 13.Home literacy activities: Accounting for differences in early literacy outcomes in low-income families in Zambia.- 14.Home Language and Literacy Environments of Bilingual Children: A Systematic Review.- Part 3 Intervention of HLE.- 15.Interventions with Onscreen Picture Books: Their Capabilities and Limitations.- 16.Maternal mediation and its effects on Reading and Writing.- 17.Interventions in the Home Literacy Environment and Children’s Language and Literacy Skills.- 18.How Effective are Family Literacy Programs?.- 19.Reading and discussing stories together: Does dialogic reading enhance children's language development?.- 20.Conclusion.