Parent Partnerships and Family Literacy

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An emphasis on the needs, values and avenues for partnerships with families and an analysis of varied definitions of family literacy and research on family literacy including: examination of the ways literacy is used within families, programs that are designed to involve and inform parents about activities that will promote their children’s literacy, and intergenerational literacy initiatives. Programs designed to improve the literacy development of both adults and children will be connected to implications for reading instruction and the creation of reciprocal partnerships with parents. Prerequisite: Doctoral Standing