Early literacy work with families : policy, practice and research / Cathy Nutbrown, Peter Hannon and Anne Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nutbrown, Cathy.

Contributor:

Hannon, Peter.

Morgan, Anne, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Great Britain.

Literacy.

Family literacy programs.

Great Britain.

Family literacy programs--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

vi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2005.

Summary:

Anyone involved in the field of early childhood literacy should be familiar with the work of the REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) Project. In this essential text on the subject, leading members of the project team discuss the research and its findings.

The authors set the study in the policy contexts of family literacy and early childhood education and identify practical research and evaluation strategies for family literacy workers. Issues are examined from all perspectives: teachers', parents' and young children's.

This is an important book and should be read by anyone wishing to keep pace with the field of family literacy in early childhood education. It demonstrates the essential role of research in successful family literacy initiatives and as such will be of great practical use. Students, practitioners, course leaders and all studying the developing field of family literacy will find this book essential reading.

Contents:

Part 1 Early Childhood Education and Family Literacy: Policy Contexts 1

Chapter 1 Policy contexts 3

Chapter 2 Family literacy programmes 18

Part 2 Developing a Family Literacy Project: Practice and Experience 33

Chapter 3 Building a framework for family literacy practice 35

Chapter 4 Using the ORIM framework to develop a family literacy programme 52

Chapter 5 Opportunities for parents as adult learners 97

Chapter 6 Professional development for family literacy work 104

Part 3 Evaluation and the Perspectives of Participants 115

Chapter 7 The importance of evaluation 117

Chapter 8 Teachers' experiences of family literacy 123

Chapter 9 Parents' experiences and views of a family literacy programme 133

Chapter 10 Children's perspectives on family literacy 147

Chapter 11 Making a difference? 168

Part 4 The Future for Early Childhood Education and Family Literacy 173

Chapter 12 Developing practices and processes 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-197) and index.

ISBN:

1412903742

1412903750

OCLC:

58456180