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Direct linkAnderson, Ann; Anderson, Jim – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2023
Educators and researchers consider vocabulary development foundational in young children's language and literacy learning and for academic achievement; adult-child shared book reading is potentially a rich site for word learning and concept development. In this article, we report on how an immigrant father and his four year old daughter, English…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Immigrants
Anderson, Jim; Anderson, Ann – Reading Psychology, 2021
The purpose of this study, which employed mixed methods, was to document the implementation of a bilingual family literacy program with immigrant and refugee families from four different language groups in five different communities in a metropolitan area of Canada. Results indicated: 1) the program had a significant impact on children's early…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Maintenance, Immigrants, Refugees
Anderson, Jim; Anderson, Ann; Sadiq, Assadullah – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
In this article, we review the literature on the impact of family literacy programmes on young children's language and literacy learning. After defining family literacy, we present a brief historical overview of family literacy programmes, including persistent questions regarding their effectiveness with respect to young children's language and…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Young Children, Language Usage, Family Environment
Download full textAnderson, Ann; Anderson, Jim; Teichert, Laura – School Community Journal, 2013
In this article, we report on a study in which we interviewed working class families who were the first cohort in a family literacy program that had been locally developed and implemented in a small village in Canada more than two decades previously in response to community-identified needs. The study was framed by Tulving's concept of episodic…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Semi Structured Interviews
Anderson, Jim; Anderson, Ann; Friedrich, Nicola; Kim, Ji Eun – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2010
The purpose of this article is to examine developments in the area of family literacy over the last decade. Acknowledging the bifurcation that has occurred in the field of family literacy, as well as changing conceptions of literacy and of families, we review naturalistic studies of literacy embedded and enacted in communities and families across…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedAnderson, Jim; Anderson, Ann; Shapiro, Jon; Lynch, Jacqueline – Reading Horizons, 2001
Presents a study in which both fathers and mothers of four year olds were presented with 14 children's books representing various genres and were asked to select the five books they would read to their children. Gives reasons for their selections. Finds that there were some differences between mothers'/fathers' book selection and some differences…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Family Literacy, Parent Participation, Preschool Education
