The research describes the relationships between family resources and skills necessary for learning
mathematics, reading and writing. Family recourses are defi ned as parents’ education background,
the number of books and the material wealth of the household. The research was carried
out on a national representative random sample of 6- and 7-year-old children (N = 3029).
The School-Entry Skills Test (TUNSS) and the parental questionnaire were applied during the
study. The level of education of the mother and father is shown to have the strongest impact on
the child’s skill level. The variables describing the material status of the family had a relatively
strong impact