Handbook of Research on Family Literacy Practices and Home-School Connections (Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education) - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Kathy R. Fox is a professor of Language and Literacy. After spending the first twenty plus years of her professional career as an early childhood and elementary teacher in bilingual settings, she now works with pre- and in service teachers. Her scholarship is primarily in family literacy, specifically homework and the additive contributions of families and caregivers to children’s academic and social well-being.

Laura E. Szech is an assistant professor in North Carolina. She earned her PhD in Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Iowa in 2019. Her research focuses on the power dynamics at the intersection of family, community, and schools, specifically considering how teachers become more culturally sustaining by participating in book clubs and family visits. She has recently published in The International Journal of Multicultural Education , The School Community Journal , and The International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education .