Addressing Goals of School and Community: Lessons from a Family Literacy Program.
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: For educators interested in engaging in critical literacy work with families and schools, the efforts can be both exhilarating and exasperating. Reflecting on a two-year family literacy project, we consider the possibilities and pitfalls of the projects ’ design and implementation. The work described in this article takes a stance that is both critical and grounded in the notion of “funds of knowledge. ” We propose a framework to assist in the creation and evaluation of family literacy projects and examine its application to our own efforts. Fi-nally, we suggest that those preparing or administering a project designed to promote family literacy consider more rigorously the membership of a plan-ning team and the impact that team can have on the project. Key Words: family literacy, community education, critical approaches, teams
Authors: Hope Longwell‐Grice, Ellen McIntyre
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1486817125