Shifting Boundaries in Home and School Responsibilities: The Construction of Home-Based Literacy Portfolios by Immigrant Parents and Their Children.

Paratore, Jeanne R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ517725

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Shifting Boundaries in Home and School Responsibilities: The Construction of Home-Based Literacy Portfolios by Immigrant Parents and Their Children.

Paratore, Jeanne R.; And Others

Research in the Teaching of English, v29 n4 p367-89 Dec 1995

Reports on a study of parent-teacher interaction, in which discussions and conferences between parents and teacher centered around literacy artifacts that children produced in school and at home. Suggests that the creation of home portfolios may provide a starting point for teachers and parents to discuss children's developing literacy. (TB)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Literacy, Parent Conferences, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parents, Portfolios (Background Materials)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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