ED383995 CS012158
Title: Family Literacy: Connections in Schools and Communities.
Author(s): Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.
Author Affiliation: International Reading Association, Newark,
DE.(EYV38140)
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 1995
Notes: Foreword by Barbara Bush.
ISBN: 0-87207-127-8
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC14 Plus Postage.
Availability: Order Department, International Reading Association,
800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139 (Book No.
127: $14 members, $20 nonmembers).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Delaware
Journal Announcement: RIENOV1995
Target Audience: Practitioners
Intended for practitioners from preschool to college whose major
interest is literacy development, this book presents 20 essays that
discuss multiple perspectives of the varied definitions of family
literacy and provide ideas for schools, community agencies, and
families by presenting different types of programs to put into
practice. Essays in the book also explain the meaning of family
literacy in the United Kingdom and explore the uses of literacy in
families. Essays are: "Family Literacy: New Perspectives, New
Practices" (Lesley Mandel Morrow); "Which Way for Family Literacy:
Intervention or Empowerment?" (Elsa Roberts Auerbach); "Implementing
an Intergenerational Literacy Project: Lessons Learned" (Jeanne R.
Paratore); "Combining Parents' and Teachers' Thoughts about Storybook
Reading at Home and School" (Patricia A. Edwards); "The Family Writing
and Reading Appreciation Program" (Lesley Mandel Morrow with others);"Have You Heard Any Good Books Lately?: Encouraging Shared Reading at
Home with Books and Audiotapes" (Patricia S. Koskinen and others);"Enhancing Adolescent Mothers' Guided Participation in Literacy"
(Susan B. Neuman); "Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Teens as Literacy
Learners and Teachers" (Billie J. Enz and Lyndon W. Searfoss); "The
Reading Is Fundamental Motivational Approach to Family Literacy" (Ruth
Graves and James H. Wendorf); "Helping First Graders Get a Running
Start in Reading" (Linda B. Gambrell and others); "The Even Start
Family Literacy Program" (Patricia A. McKee and Nancy Rhett); "A
Comprehensive Approach to Family-Focused Services" (Meta W. Potts and
Susan Paull); "Parents and Children Reading Together: The Barbara Bush
Foundation for Family Literacy" (Benita Somerfield); "Linking
Families, Childcare, and Literacy: 'Sesame Street' Preschool
Educational Program" (Iris Sroka and others); "The Family Literacy
Alliance: Using Public Television, Book-Based Series To Motivate At-Risk Populations" (Twila C. Liggett); "Family Literacy Practice in the
United Kingdom--An International Perspective" (Colin Harrison);"Opportunities for Literacy Learning in the Homes of Urban
Preschoolers" (Linda Baker and others); "Children Practicing Reading
at Home: What We Know about How Parents Help" (Diane H. Tracey);"Shared Lives and Shared Stories: Exploring Critical Literacy
Connections among Family Members" (Daniel Madigan); and"Representations of Literacy: Parents' Images in Two Cultural
Communities" (Vivian L. Gadsden). Includes an author index and
subject index. (RS)
Descriptors: Definitions; Elementary Secondary Education; *Family
Environment; Foreign Countries; High Risk Students; Higher
Education; *Intergenerational Programs; *Literacy; *Parent
Participation; Program Descriptions; Reading Aloud to Others
Identifiers: *Family Literacy; United Kingdom
