Family Literacy

From Theory to Practice

Andrea DeBruin-Parecki and Barbara Krol-Sinclair, editors

Parents and other adult caretakers can play a critical role in helping children learn to read. This book speaks to educators and community organizations about how to tap those resources in setting up family literacy programs.

The text focuses on four areas that address the full scope of family literacy issues:

Theoretical perspectives

Specific practices and strategies used to promote family literacy in collaboration with schools and communities

Family literacy programs

Evaluation of family literacy programs and their participants

© 2003 | 328 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-511-7 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-511-5

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