Philippe’s child is 10 years old.
Philippe’s parents expected him to complete high school. His mother
had a nursing degree and his father had a technical school diploma. Philippe
recalled his mother reading religious material but did not remember his father
reading. Philippe’s parents were Francophone and they learned English
when he learned so “I never had them helping me or teaching me proper
English.”
His mother helped him with spelling homework. Philippe did not
recall his parents reading to him or going on cultural outings. He did not go
to the library although he did have a card.
Philippe works as a wedding videographer and web designer. He will receive an Engineering degree from the University of Alberta in 2006. He taught himself for his current job and did not take any courses.
He watches two hours of reality television a day. Philippe also uses the internet for two hours a day, mostly for research.
Philippe expects his daughter to obtain a university degree. He models reading by reading the computer and flyers. She does not see him writing although she sees him modeling singing and rhyming a lot. He goes to church once a week and reads hymns and sings there.
Philippe reads to his daughter three times a week and his wife reads to her more often. There are a lot of books at home for their daughter. Their daughter watches preschool programming on television or video for half an hour a day. She does not access the internet and has not gone on any cultural outings yet.