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Direct linkSwain, Jon; Cara, Olga – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2019
This paper is based on a large study of family literacy provision in England, which was carried out between July 2013 and May 2015. It explored the impact of classes on parents' relations with the school and their children, and their ability to support their children's literacy development. The study involved 27 school-based programmes for pupils…
Descriptors: Role, Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Parent School Relationship
Download full textCairney, Trevor H.; Munsie, Lynne – 1991
The project described in this paper, called Talking to Literacy Learners or TTALL, was designed to improve the quality of parent child interaction involving reading and writing, to promote gains in literacy standards, and to engender a more positive attitude toward schooling. Designed for an urban community in New South Wales where adult and youth…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Family Literacy
Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed. – 1995
Intended for practitioners from preschool to college whose major interest is literacy development, this book presents 20 essays that discuss multiple perspectives of the varied definitions of family literacy and provide ideas for schools, community agencies, and families by presenting different types of programs to put into practice. Essays in the…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Family Literacy
Peer reviewedSaracho, Olivia N. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1999
Using interviews and videotaped observations, this study examined family contributions to their 5-year-olds' literacy development in a 5-month family literacy program developed by their children's teachers. Results suggested that children's literacy can be developed through everyday family experiences and that the richest resource for literacy…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Family Literacy
Peer reviewedKagitcibasi, Cigdem – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1997
Describes a successful project in Turkey that promoted a literate family environment in low socioeconomic contexts, focusing on mothers and their young children. Notes long-term effects of the intervention, as a result of which the intervention program has been transformed into a large-scale adult education program. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Early Childhood Education, Family Environment, Family Literacy
Rohland, Mark, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
School-family partnerships (SFPs) have been the focus of research, policy, and practice efforts for several years. Increasing the interest in SFPs has been the finding that when schools and families cooperate closely, children benefit. The more supportive links there are between settings, the more potential there is for healthy development. Such…
Descriptors: Conferences, Politics of Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
