Literacy For Empowerment

by Concha Delgado-Gaitan University of California, Davis, USA.

Overview

In this study the essence of literacy is observed in the Portillo Community when working-class Mexican-American parents empowered each other by sharing their experiences to help their children in school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134077939
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/26/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Concha Delgado-Gaitan

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Portillo: A Community Responding to Diversity; Chapter 2 Inside Families and Schools; Chapter 3 Home and School Linkages to Literacy; Chapter 4 Classroom Literacy Activities; Chapter 5 Home Socialization to Literacy; Chapter 6 Parents’ Reponse to Homework Literacy Activities; Chapter 7 Understanding the School’s Communication; Chapter 8 Redefining Parents’ Role in the Schools; Chapter 9 Directions in Home and School Relationships;