ERIC Number: EJ1104402
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Promoting Family Literacy through the Five Pillars of Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
Kuo, Nai-Cheng
School Community Journal, v26 n1 p199-222 2016
Family literacy involves factors beyond what is done at home between parents and children. To help preservice teachers develop their understanding of the multiple dimensions of family literacy, this study uses the five pillars of family and community engagement (FACE)--early literacy, family involvement, access to books, expanded learning, and mentoring partnerships (Scholastic, 2013)--to examine how these five elements influence preservice teachers' knowledge of and practices in family literacy. While each of the five pillars of FACE is critical to the needs of family literacy development and is well described in the literature, there is limited research on the impact of the five pillars of FACE on preservice teachers' knowledge of and practices in family literacy. Thus, grounded theory methodology (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) was incorporated in the present study to investigate the actualities in the classroom. After completing 20 sessions of in-class activities and 30 hours of fieldwork, the results indicate that the use of the five pillars of FACE not only increased the participants' knowledge of the multiple dimensions of family literacy but also positively influenced their practices in fieldwork.
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Educational Principles, Educational Practices, Emergent Literacy, Family Involvement, Access to Information, Mentors, Partnerships in Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Grounded Theory, Class Activities, Field Experience Programs, Educational Opportunities, Questionnaires, Student Teacher Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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