- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 1 edition (2 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0205324371
- ISBN-13: 978-0205324378
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.3 x 1.8 cm
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- #15 in Books > Reference > Other Reference By Subject > Education > Open Learning & Distance Education
- #21 in Books > Study Books > Schools > Parent Participation > Primary School
- #51 in Books > Study Books > Teachers Resource > Parent Participation > Alternative Education
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Children's Literacy Development: Making it Happen Through School, Family, and Community Involvement addresses a critical issue facing schools today. A text which can move educators forward in our thinking and practice in regard to parental involvement would be a welcomed addition to the field of education and educational reform. Andres J. Versage Monte Vista Elementary School-California In a time of quick fixes for complex challenges, Patricia Edwards draws on her personal experiences, professional history, and down-to-earth wisdom to probe that deceptively simple phrase family involvement ...Edwards provides educators with the knowledge and know-how to get to know their partners in education, the families of their students...As educators, we are in her debt. Anne Haas Dyson Professor, Michigan State University Patricia Edwards book has given us the action steps to move parent involvement from high rhetoric to high practice. Dr. Edwards has written a book that will change the way we prepare teachers. Her book is a must read for those in teacher education programs. Clifford T. Bennett, D. Ed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Teacher Education, Cleveland State University This book promises to make a significant contribution to family literacy programs in public schools... she presents practical guidelines for involvement that takes educators and families beyond the "field trip chaperone" and "cookie mom" approach, to substantive, meaningful ways of engaging families in literacy and school life. Laura Klenk, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor, University at Buffalo The State University of New York This volume will be a treasure to teacher educators as they work to prepare their students for effective classroom instruction for all students from all types of families...Children s Literacy Development meets a long-standing void in teacher preparation programs. Victoria Purcell-Gates, Ph.D. Professor, Michigan State University
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Written in an eloquent and practical style, renown author and recognized national authority on family literacy, Patricia Edwards has carefully selected skills, strategies, and examples of family involvement that will empower educators to successfully implement family involvement initiatives. A timely publication on today's political climate with federal monies going into family literacy, Edwards has deliberately and painstakingly chosen research-based, school-tested ideas as the focus of this book.
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