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ERIC Number: EJ969280
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1555-9734
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Building the Bridge between Home and School: One Rural School's Steps to Interrogate and Celebrate Multiple Literacies
Hansen, Faith Beyer
Community Literacy Journal, v4 n2 p33-45 2009
This paper examines one rural school's efforts to recognize and celebrate the multiple literacies of its students, by hosting a LINK Up family night that highlights the varied funds of knowledge of school, community and home. In dialogue with excerpts from Sherman Alexie's novel, "The Absolute True Diaries of a Part Time Indian," the paper discusses the importance of the home-school connection in building students' literacies and details one school's particular process in creating a night to bridge the gap that too often divides parents, students and teachers.
Community Literacy Journal. Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Discourse, DePaul University, 802 West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614. Tel: 906-370-0206; Web site: http://communityliteracy.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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