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Publication Date: 2015
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Building Bridges between the School and the Home: Understanding the Literacy Practices of Children Living in Residential Care
Tan, Jennifer Poh Sim
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, v9 n3 p218-232 2015
Research has consistently shown that children in residential care fall behind at school. This proves a great challenge for educators who have to cater to the students' needs to ensure no one is left behind. Studies investigating family literacy practices of different social classes show a positive implication if the home literacy practices are similar to the school's literacy practices. In order to discover if there is a disconnect between formal schooling and outside of school, this paper describes the out-of-school literacy practices of children living under the Malaysian residential care system.
Descriptors: Residential Care, Children, At Risk Students, Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, Social Bias, Environmental Influences, Reading Habits, Literacy Education, Ethnography, Observation, Interviews, Documentation, Audio Equipment, Foster Care, Religion, Tutoring, Learning Activities, Singing
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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