Promising practices for engaging families in literacy / edited by Holly Kreider (Heising-Simons Foundation), Margaret Caspe (Education and Research Consultant), Diana B. Hiatt-Michael (Pepperdine University).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kreider, Holly, editor.

Caspe, Margaret, editor.

Hiatt-Michael, Diana B., editor.

Series:

Family, school, community, partnership.

Family, school community partnerships

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family literacy programs--United States.

Family literacy programs.

Reading--Parent participation--United States.

Reading.

Home and school--United States.

Home and school.

Parent-teacher relationships.

Children--Books and reading.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

(sponsored by the Family School Community Partnership Issues SIG)Promising Practices for Engaging Families in Literacy fulfills the need from parents and teachers to improve home/school assistance in every child's literacy development. Literacy skills are required and valued in all academic areas and at all levels of education from preschool through adulthood.This volume provides suggestions and support to improve parent/child involvement in literacy activities from preschool through teacher education programs. Research is provided to undergird the documented practices that increase student academic achievement through improved literacy skills across academic areas. Practices include connections between home and school across age groups, developmental needs groups, universities, community groups, and technologies.

Contents:

List of contributors

Foreword

Part I. Effective interventions and approaches for engaging families in children's literacy

Chapter 1. An intergenerational approach to family literacy / Joy Lorenzo Kennedy and Margaret Caspe

Chapter 2. Effects of parent read-aloud programs / Pam Sullivan and Mary von Witzleben

Chapter 3. Engaging families in promoting emerging literacy for children with down syndrome / Anne van Bysterveldt, Susan Foster-Cohen, and Gail T. Gillon

Part II. Honoring and incorporating parents' expertise in children's language and literacy acquisition

Chapter 4. érase una vez: Latino family narrative practices during the preschool years / Gigliana Melzi, Adina R. Schick, and Emily Bostwick

Chapter 5. Family engagement in heritage language and literacy / Elena Lyutykh and Lee Shumow

Chapter 6. Engaging parents as researchers to support children's language and literacy development / Lori A. Norton-Meier and Kathryn F. Whitmore

Chapter 7. A dialogue of three: The use of family dialogue journals in the high school ela classroom / Amber Simmons

Part III. New approaches to engaging families in children's literacy

Chapter 8. Engaging families in science and literacy through museums and libraries / Dale McCreedy and Julia Skolnik

Chapter 9. Literacy space: Partnering with families to support struggling literacy learners / Jennifer Tuten and Deborah Jensen

Chapter 10. Using technology to engage families in young children's literacy / Holly Kreider.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-62396-300-1