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Learning Together: Creating a Community of Practice to Support English Language Learner Literacy
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Peercy, Megan Madigan; Martin-Beltran, Melinda; Daniel, Shannon M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2013
This qualitative case study examines an after-school, bilingual family literacy programme that brought together several groups to form a community of practice (CoP) that worked to support the literacy development of English language learners and their families. We explored the following question: How do parents, teachers, students, and other…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Guide to Quality: Even Start Family Literacy Programs.
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Dwyer, M. Christine – 1995
Capturing what has been learned over the past several years about the characteristics of effective Even Start Family Literacy programs, this book offers a guide for self-review by programs for the purpose of staff development and program improvement. The book also provides a focus for designing local program evaluations, serves as an outline of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Literacy, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education
The Mechanics of Success for Families: An Illinois Family Literacy Report. Family Literacy Programs Report #1, Evaluation Report #2.
Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, Rantoul. – 1990
The structure and function of family literacy programming in Illinois is examined in this two-part report. National models are reviewed to provide an understanding of research and practice in the field, and a framework is proposed for the systematic development and evaluation of family literacy programs. Based on visits to 19 sites (59% of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Childrens Literature, English (Second Language)