Family Literacy: From Theory to Practice - Softcover

This book fills an important void in the largely unstudied field of family literacy, providing teachers and teacher educators with much-needed theoretical perspectives underlying family literacy and their links to effective instructional practice and outcomes. Four areas of focus address the full scope of family literacy issues; theoretical perspectives related to family literacy; specific practices and strategies used to promote family literacy in collaboration with schools and communities; a close look at a variety of family literacy programs; and evaluating family literacy programs and their participants. With increased emphasis on the role of parents and adult caretakers in helping young children learn to read, this book will be a valuable tool for educators and community organizations setting up effective family literacy programs.

Andrea DeBruin-Parecki is Co-director of the Early Childhood Reading Institute at High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. Barbara Krol-Sinclair is Director of the Intergenerational Literacy Project, a collaboration of the Chelsea, Massachusetts Public Schools, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA.