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Publication Date: 1992
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Involving Parents in Building Reading Instruction for African-American Children.
Edwards, Patricia A.
Theory into Practice, v31 n4 p350-59 Fall 1992
Examines characteristics of successful book-reading programs for low-income African-American children and parents to encourage literacy. The paper focuses on the Parents as Partners in Reading program which encouraged and guided parents in specific, appropriate ways to assist in their children's development and learning. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Access to Education, Black Students, Elementary Education, Literacy Education, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Instruction, Social Influences, Story Reading, Teacher Responsibility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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