Promising Practices for Engaging Families in Literacy - (Family School Community Partnership Issues) (Paperback)
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Highlights
- (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.
- Author(s): Holly Kreider & Margaret Caspe & Diana B Hiatt-Michael
- 160 Pages
- Education, General
- Series Name: Family School Community Partnership Issues
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About the Book
This volume offers suggestions to improve parent/child involvement in literacy activities from preschool through teacher education programs. It provides research-backed practices to enhance student achievement through literacy skills, connecting home and school across age groups, developmental needs, universities, and community groups.
Book Synopsis
(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.