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ERIC Number: EJ624534
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
When Your Mother Asks for Another Book: Fostering Intergenerational Exchange of Culturally Relevant Books.
Packard, Becky Wai-Ling
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v44 n7 p626-33 Apr 2001
Explores the bi-directional benefits of family literacy practices involving English as a Second Language (ESL) immigrant parents and their children. Discusses the literature on family literacy and culturally relevant texts. Shares and analyzes the case of a shared reading practice. Suggests that this informal family literacy practice could help to further discussions about ESL learners and their children. (SG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Family Literacy, Intergenerational Programs, Parent Participation, Reading Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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