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Grinder, Elisabeth L.; Toso, Blaire Willson – Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, 2012
Parent involvement in children's language and literacy development is a continuum. Parents enhance their newborn baby's language and vocabulary growth, whereas with older children parents are involved in school and provide support by engaging in learning activities such as assisting with homework. Parent involvement is an important part of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Literacy Education, Language Acquisition, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Prins, Esther; Toso, Blaire Willson; Schafft, Kai – Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, 2008
Although many women value and benefit from social interaction in adult education and family literacy, these social dimensions are often treated as tangential or inconsequential. Utilizing data from two studies of family literacy programs in Pennsylvania, this study examined how family literacy programs provide a supportive social space for women…
Descriptors: Females, Adult Education, Literacy Education, Family Literacy