Numerous studies indicate that the language and literacy development of young children is highly contingent upon the construction of an enriching home literacy environment. Using sociocultural theory as a framework, in this article I explore how a bilingual child’s language and literacy acquisition is embedded as a social practice within the home literacy environment of everyday life. Drawing on data from a qualitative case study involving parental interviews and home visits, the findings herein reveal that the physical and social context of the home literacy environment is vital in fostering bilingualism and biliteracy for a child with a minority home language background. Knowing the multiple advantages of bilingualism and biliteracy, this study yields evidence to suggest that parents can play an active and conscious role in ensuring the richness of the home literacy environment and its embedded social practices.

大量研究表明，幼儿的语言和读写能力的发展很大程度上取决于丰富的家庭读写环境的建设。在本文中，我以社会文化理论为框架，探讨了双语儿童的语言和读写能力如何作为一种社会实践嵌入到日常生活的家庭读写环境中。根据涉及父母访谈和家访的定性案例研究的数据，本文的研究结果表明，家庭识字环境的物理和社会背景对于培养具有少数家庭语言背景的儿童的双语和双语能力至关重要。了解双语和双语的多重优势，