What Should We Expect of Family Literacy?: Experiences of Latino Children Whose Parents Participate in an Intergenerational Literacy Project

What Should We Expect of Family Literacy?: Experiences of Latino Children Whose Parents Participate in an Intergenerational Literacy Project
ISBN-10
0872072460
ISBN-13
9780872072466
Category
Education / Parent Participation
Pages
138
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
International Reading Association
Authors
Jeanne R. Paratore, Gigliana Melzi, Barbara Krol-Sinclair

Description

This detailed account explores the effects of parental involvement in a literacy project on their children's academic performance. The authors investigate the ways that parents who participate in an intergenerational literacy project support their children's academic achievement.

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