Abstract of

Issues and Trends in Literacy
Home-School Partnerships in Literacy Education: From Rhetoric to Reality

Nancy Padak

Timothy Rasinski

Research indicates that parental involvement in schooling, particularly in the early years, can have strongly positive effects on children's academic success. But how can teachers reach out effectively to busy parents? The authors describe one approach—Fast Start—that offers a simple, easily implemented program to encourage daily reading and word study in the home.

Abstract from Padak, N., & Rasinski, T. (2006, November). Home-School Partnerships in Literacy Education: From Rhetoric to Reality. The Reading Teacher, 60(3), 292–296. doi: 10.1598/RT.60.3.11