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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455055103321

Autore

Weinberger Jo

Titolo

Literacy goes to school [[electronic resource] ] : the parents' role in young children's literacy learning / / Jo Weinberger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, c1996

ISBN

1-4462-7965-0

1-282-26792-2

9786612267925

1-84920-701-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

372.6

Soggetti

Reading - Parent participation - Great Britain

Literacy - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-159) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Part One: Parents' Contribution to Literacy; 1 - What is Early Literacy Development?; 2 - Home Background and Literacy Development; 4 - The Effects of Parents ' Contributions to Literacy; Part Two: Literacy Development Through Parent's Eyes; 5 - Literacy at Home: Children Aged Three; 6 - Literacy at Home: Children Aged Seven; 7 - Home-School Relations and Children's Literacy; 8 - Influences on the Parents' Role; Part Three: Implications for EarlyChildhood Educators; 9 - Highlighting Favourite Books; 10 - Extending Home-School Relations

Appendix 1 - Framework for Looking at the Influence of Parents on their Children's Literacy DevelopmentAppendix 2 - Background to the Elmswood Study; Appendix 3 - Measures of Literacy: Home Experiences and School Literacy; References; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

`Very accessible - not too technical or jargon-ridden. The practical suggestions were useful too - if professionals feel inspired to promote change in their practice and policy it is helpful to have suggestions on where to start and what to do' - Management in Education      Few primary teachers have a chance to find out in detail what children have



already learnt, and continue to learn, about literacy at home with their parents. This book gives a clear demonstration of literacy learning that takes place at home, and how it differs from, as well as relates to, lite