Knowledge to Support Early Educators and Elementary School Teachers' Engagement in Family Literacy and Family Literacy Programs

Family literacy programs can be effective for supporting the literacy learning of both parents and children. Educators and community members can be constructive in establishing family literacy programs in their school and in the community. Having knowledge of successful family literacy programs is i...

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Published inThe Reading teacher Vol. 76; no. 5; pp. 618 - 626
Main Authors Lynch, Jacqueline, Prins, Esther
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newark Wiley 01.03.2023
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
community
cultural diversity
Definitions
Diversity
Early Childhood Teachers
early literacy
educators
Elementary School Teachers
Families & family life
Family Literacy
Family Programs
Home school relationship
Literacy
Literacy programs
Parent-child relations
programs
Research Needs
Teacher Participation
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Summary:Family literacy programs can be effective for supporting the literacy learning of both parents and children. Educators and community members can be constructive in establishing family literacy programs in their school and in the community. Having knowledge of successful family literacy programs is important for both initiating and continuing with family literacy engagement. In this article, we describe aspects of successful family literacy programs, including attention to the diversity of families. We begin with an overview of the changing definitions of literacy and common structures of family literacy programs and complete this review with areas for further research in family literacy.
ISSN:0034-0561
1936-2714
DOI:10.1002/trtr.2187