Literacy Goes to School : The Parents′ Role in Young Children′s Literacy Learning

`Very accessible - not too technical or jargon-ridden. The practical suggestions were useful too - if professionals feel inspired to promote change in their practice and policy it is helpful to have suggestions on where to start and what to do′ - Management in Education Few primary teachers have a chance to find out in detail what children have already learnt, and continue to learn, about literacy at home with their parents. This book gives a clear demonstration of literacy learning that takes place at home, and how it differs from, as well as relates to, literacy at school. It will help teachers to increase their understanding of this process and to build on their relationship with parents. Such understanding, the book shows, can directly enhance children′s literacy performance in school. Acknowledgements......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Introduction......Page 9 Part One: Parents' Contribution to Literacy......Page 14 1 - What is Early Literacy Development?......Page 16 2 - Home Background and Literacy Development......Page 28 3 - Home-School Relations ......Page 35 4 - The Effects of Parents ' Contributions to Literacy......Page 41 Part Two: Literacy Development Through Parent's Eyes......Page 54 5 - Literacy at Home: Children Aged Three......Page 56 6 - Literacy at Home: Children Aged Seven......Page 89 7 - Home-School Relations and Children's Literacy......Page 118 8 - Influences on the Parents' Role......Page 129 Part Three: Implications for EarlyChildhood Educators......Page 136 9 - Highlighting Favourite Books......Page 138 10 - Extending Home-School Relations......Page 149 Appendix 1 - Framework for Looking at the Influence of Parents on their Children's Literacy Development......Page 157 Appendix 2 - Background to the Elmswood Study......Page 159 Appendix 3 - Measures of Literacy: Home Experiences and School Literacy......Page 161 References......Page 166 Author index......Page 174 Subject index......Page 176

'Very accessible - not too technical or jargon-ridden. The practical suggestions were useful too - if professionals feel inspired to promote change in their practice and policy it is helpful to have suggestions on where to start and what to do' - Management in Education

Few primary teachers have a chance to find out in detail what children have already learnt, and continue to learn, about literacy at home with their parents. This book gives a clear demonstration of literacy learning that takes place at home, and how it differs from, as well as relates to, literacy at school. It will help teachers to increase their understanding of this process and to build on their relationship with parents. Such unde

This text provides a demonstration of how literacy learning takes place at home, and how it differs from, as well as relates to, literacy at school. It suggests practical ways for teachers to assess and develop their own practice in relation to home literacy learning.