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Direct linkNixon, Helen; Comber, Barbara – Literacy, 2006
This paper argues that teachers' recognition of children's cultural practices is an important positive step in helping socio-economically disadvantaged children engage with school literacies. Based on 21 longitudinal case studies of children's literacy development over a 3-year period, the authors demonstrate that when children's knowledges and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Literacy, Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies
