Bedtime Stories and Book Reports: Connecting Parent Involvement and Family Literacy

Bys: Catherine Compton-Lilly, Patricia A. Edwards, Shirley Brice Heath, et al.

Book Overview

This book brings together the newest research on parent involvement and family literacy--two fields that rarely exist in conversation with one another--and asks this question: How do race, class, gender, and history serve as potent factors that shape children's school experiences? Each chapter offers portraits of real families and schools that illustrate parents' awareness of their children's school progress, their perceptions of teachers, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807751359
• ISBN13: 9780807751350
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"