Overall, the contribution of home environment factors considered in this study was about 21 per
cent of the variance in reading achievement. That means that home environment factors account
for a fifth of the variance in reading achievement. This is an adequate proportion considering the
fact that from previous studies, the greatest predictor of reading achievement is prior reading
achievement. Although this may seem obvious, it is important to note that most previous studies
conducted on reading achievement have been done in Western settings. The implications of the
current study can never be over-emphasised. Home environment plays a critical role in
influencing reading achievement in schools and SES plays an even greater role in influencing
reading achievement. These findings seem to indicate that it does not matter much how SES is
measured in the different cultural contexts, the results show that SES is an important predictor of
achievement. We know that in Western contexts, SES is measured differently from the way it is
measured in this study, but it is still a good predictor of reading achievement.