z-logo
Premium
Invitations to Families in an Early Literacy Support Program
Author(s) -
Waldbart Adria,
Meyers Barbara,
Meyers Joel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1598/rt.59.8.5
Subject(s) - family literacy , psychology , literacy , emergent literacy , quality (philosophy) , early literacy , literacy education , mathematics education , developmental psychology , low income , key (lock) , emotional support , pedagogy , medical education , social psychology , social support , sociology , computer science , philosophy , medicine , computer security , epistemology , socioeconomics
Teachers know that when families are involved meaningfully in schools, students perform better in academic, behavioral, and emotional domains. This article describes a project designed to enhance the quality of children's literacy interactions with family members and simultaneously increase family involvement at school. The level of participation of a classroom teacher is key in implementing a family literacy support program in a low‐income neighborhood.

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here
Accelerating Research

Address

John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom