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Lopez, Michelle; Butvilofsky, Sandra A.; Le, Khanh; Gumina, Deena – Reading Teacher, 2022
The authors describe a culturally sustaining bilingual family engagement project that draws upon Latinx families' experiential and cultural wealth and integrates that knowledge within the literacy curriculum of a bilingual fourth grade classroom. Through the use of monthly writing prompts, Project "Recuerdo," engages families in sharing…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Hispanic American Students, Mexican Americans, Cultural Maintenance
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Lynch, Jacqueline; Prins, Esther – Reading Teacher, 2023
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…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Family Literacy, Family Programs
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Wee, Jongsun – Reading Teacher, 2020
This study introduces parents' roles in the community Korean-English bilingual family literacy program named Family Storytime. It was offered at the Korean church for 30 minutes during lunch time on Sundays over 3 months. The Korean parents played two major roles: facilitators and participants. As facilitators, the parents advertised the literacy…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Parent Role, Family Literacy, Literacy Education
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Jongsma, Kathleen Stumpf – Reading Teacher, 1990
Explains intergenerational literacy, and provides responses from two educators who offer their perspectives and suggestions on intergenerational literacy programs. (MG)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Literacy Education
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Morrow, Lesley Mandel; Kuhn, Melanie R.; Schwanenflugel, Paula J. – Reading Teacher, 2006
As part of a larger study on developing children's reading fluency in the classroom, a program was introduced to help parents understand the importance of fluency and participate in fluency-related activities with children at home. The Family Fluency Program included activities similar to those that the children were doing in school, with some…
Descriptors: School Activities, Parents, Family Programs, Reading Fluency