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Download full textSmith, Carl B. – 2001
This book is part of a series that helps parents choose books for their children and talk with them about books in ways that actively engage children with the meaning on the printed page. The introduction, "Getting Started," notes that it is important for parents to continue sharing books with their children at this age. The first chapter,…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Family Literacy
Smith, Carl B. – 2001
Acknowledging the problems with and the need for family communication, this booklet shows how increasing family reading can improve family communication and bring parent and child closer. It is not designed to teach a child how to read, but will show parents how to help their child become a better and more enthusiastic reader, by experiencing…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Communication
Smith, Carl B. – 2001
This book is part of a series that helps parents choose books for their children and talk with them about books in ways that actively engage children with the meaning on the printed page. The Introduction discusses children's natural development and how it affects their reading interests and behaviors. The first chapter, "Reading and Sharing…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy
Smith, Carl B. – 1991
This report describes and evaluates the first year of the "Parents Sharing Books" project, a parent outreach program for Indiana middle and junior high schools. The project focuses on increasing interaction between parents and middle school children with books that they read together, encouraging parents and children to share books and…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Smith, Carl B. – 2001
This book is part of a series that helps parents choose books for their children and talk with them about books in ways that actively engage children with the meaning on the printed page. The introduction notes that it is important for parents to continue sharing books with their children at this age (12 to 14 years). The first chapter, "Reading…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Family Literacy
Smith, Carl B.; Simic, Marjorie R. – 1993
Noting that family involvement in education is important, this report describes and evaluates the Parents Sharing Books (PSB) program which was designed to encourage parents to become involved with their middle-school children's education. The report notes that the program was implemented over a 2.5 year period and had the following goals:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family Communication, Family Literacy, Junior High School Students
Smith, Carl B.; Simic, Marjorie – 1992
The amount of time students spend in classrooms is relatively short--"13% of the student's waking hours in the first 18 years of life" (Walberg, Paschal, and Weinstein, 1985). They are developing intellectually, socially, and emotionally all the time, and parents are their models and teachers most of the time. This report describes and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family Literacy, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
