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da Silva Iddings, Ana Christina; Reyes, Iliana – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2017
This article reports on a longitudinal study spanning over 5 years, involving the design and implementation of an early childhood teacher education program model that engages a critical-ecological theoretical approach, a funds of knowledge perspective, and design-based methodology. This project aimed to promote equitable education for all…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Family Literacy
Nygreen, Kysa – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2017
This article describes a parent organizing effort with Latina/o immigrant parents in a large, high-poverty, racially and linguistically diverse urban school district. Drawing from ethnographic research and the theoretical framework of "mujerismo," it examines the relational processes of community building and radical healing that…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Parents, Social Justice, Equal Education
Sutton, Georgia; McLeod, Catriona; Fraser, Sharon; Corbett, Michael – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2017
Educational attainment is widely recognised as a 'wicked' problem in Australia for which a range of interventions have been developed. The North West of Tasmania is a rural and regional community, which has been a focus for such interventions due to its relatively low rates of retention to Year 12 and low tertiary participation rates. This paper…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Rural Areas, Social Problems, School Holding Power
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2017
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), was the major source of federal support for adult basic education (ABE) and literacy education programs for the 2012-13 program year…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Family Literacy
Harrison, Eugene; McTavish, Marianne – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2018
Children today are growing up in a digital world that is changing and advancing at an unprecedented rate. While some adults may struggle to keep up with new technological gadgets, we find our very young may be quite at ease with the use of digital technologies, even before learning to speak. This study builds on a foundation of family literacy…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Native Language
Housel, David A. – School Community Journal, 2020
Over the past century in the U.S., stronger parental involvement in children's education has been encouraged and, more recently, codified into state teaching standards. Despite this, fully engaging parents as equal and respected partners has remained elusive. The quest seems particularly perplexing when attempting to enhance participation of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Prins, Esther; Mooney, Angela – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
This chapter explores the relationship between literacy and health disparities, focusing on the concept of health literacy. Recommendations are provided for ways to bridge the health literacy gap for learners in adult basic education and family literacy programs.
Descriptors: Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Family Literacy, Family Programs
Macleod, Gale; Tett, Lyn – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
This article provides evidence of the ways in which Family Learning (FL) has offered opportunities for the negotiation of a culturally responsive pedagogy that positions parents as experts. Although our study is small (ten parents and six FL practitioners) its significance lies in its longitudinal perspective and in-depth analysis, which…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Expertise, Parent Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education
Nag, Sonali; Vagh, Shaher Banu; Dulay, Katrina May; Snowling, Margaret J. – Review of Education, 2019
The general consensus in the field is that when the home language is different from the language of instruction in school then children's literacy attainments could slow down. In this 26-year review of the literature on children's literacy attainments in low- to middle-income countries, 40 correlational, ethnographic and intervention studies…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Usage, Family Environment, Educational Environment
Norris, Katherine E. L., Ed.; Collier, Shartriya, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
This title is an "IGI Global Core Reference for 2019" as it provides essential research on cooperation between parents and school personnel. Containing scholarly work from researchers across the U.S., this publication has been recognized by Scopus for its comprehensive coverage on cultural responsive practices, socioeconomic barriers to…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Partnerships in Education, Multicultural Education, Parent School Relationship
Trainin, Guy; Wessels, Stephanie; Nelson, Ron; Vadasy, Patricia – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
This empirical study explored the home environment literacy practices of young Latino English learners and their families. The participants were 217 incoming Kindergarten Latino EL students and parents. The data collection included a completed HLEQ by the parents. In addition, children were administered the PPVT, the preLAS, the PALS-K screening,…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Hispanic Americans
Graham, Georgia – Houston Independent School District, 2021
Since 2007, nineteen Houston Independent School District (HISD) campuses have partnered with Literacy Now to offer the Reading Intervention program. The Reading Intervention program provides individualized, small group reading tutorials for at-risk students in kindergarten to second grade to create proficient readers by the end of third grade.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Programs, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
Roy, Laura A. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2015
This study examines the linguistic and cultural intersections of recently arrived Somali Bantu refugee students in South Texas through the lens of border theory. The use of Spanish in the homes of refugee families is explored in addition to ways in which an educator used testimonios to honor students' migration experiences. Findings show how…
Descriptors: Refugees, Multilingualism, Phenomenology, Immigration
Niklas, Frank; Schneider, Wolfgang – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015
Early linguistic competencies are necessary prerequisites for later reading and writing abilities and thus for a successful school career. Various child and family characteristics have been identified as important predictors of children's linguistic abilities, such as intelligence or the "home literacy environment" (HLE). Therefore, one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Family Environment, Environmental Influences
Protacio, Maria Selena; Edwards, Patricia A. – Reading Teacher, 2015
In this article, the authors discuss how sharing time, a staple classroom practice in primary grade classrooms, was modified to increase involvement among parents of ELLs. The authors discuss the benefits of modifying sharing time to focus on specific cultural artifacts from ELLs' native culture. This modification allowed for meaningful…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Family Literacy, English Language Learners, Culturally Relevant Education