Abstract of

Invitations to Families in an Early Literacy Support Program

Adria Waldbart

Barbara Meyers

Joel Meyers

Teachers know that when families are involved meaningfully in schools, students perform better in academic, behavioral, and emotional domains. This article describes a project designed to enhance the quality of children's literacy interactions with family members and simultaneously increase family involvement at school. The level of participation of a classroom teacher is key in implementing a family literacy support program in a low-income neighborhood.

Abstract from Waldbart, A., Meyers, B., & Meyers, J. (2006, May). Invitations to Families in an Early Literacy Support Program. The Reading Teacher, 59(8), 774–785. doi: 10.1598/RT.59.8.5