This book provides a systematic exploration of family literacy, including its historic origins,
theoretical expansion, practical applications within the field, and focused topics within family …

This article is concerned with parents' experiences and perceptions of being involved in a
family literacy programme. The research, which was conducted from November 2007 to July …

This paper reports findings from a mixed methods research project in 2011, which set out to
examine the extent and nature of father and child shared home reading practices. There was …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to summarise the results of a review of the literature
linking parental involvement in their child's education to attainment at or before primary …

This paper is based on a large study of family literacy provision in England, which was
carried out between July 2013 and May 2015. It explored the impact of classes on parents' …

We present the 2-year experimental mixed-methods findings of a two-generation English as
a second language (ESL) program. This program combines a high-dosage, child-oriented …

In unserer heutigen Mediengesellschaft sind Lesen und Schreiben unerlässliche und
grundlegende Basiskompetenzen. Wer nicht lesen und schreiben kann, dem wird es …

Some of the most infl uential ideas about children's development of early literacy attribute a
critical role to families (eg, see Dickinson & Tabors, 1991; Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000; …

Mothers from diverse migration contexts are potentially isolated from family literacy classes
in UK Government-funded adult education provision due to restrictive eligibility, attendance …

In the USA, comprehensive family literacy programs integrate adult education and parent
education, interactive parent-child literacy activities, and early childhood education or school …