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ERIC Number: EJ556789
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
"If You Can Pass Momma's Tests, Then She Knows You're Getting Your Education": A Case Study of Support for Literacy Learning within an African American Family.
Baumann, James F.; Thomas, Deborah
Reading Teacher, v51 n2 p108-20 Oct 1997
Offers the perspectives of a teacher and of a parent regarding education, literacy learning, and the roles of parents and teachers in supporting children's achievement. Emphasizes the value for and commitment to education in a single-parent, low-income minority household. Explores the myths and realities concerning relationships among culture, income, and educational achievement. (SR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Literacy, Low Income, One Parent Family, Parent Background, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans