In and Out of the Unknown: Lessons from Immigrant Families Promoting Multiliteracies during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Li, Guofang; Lin, Zhen
Titel	In and Out of the Unknown: Lessons from Immigrant Families Promoting Multiliteracies during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Reading Teacher, 76 (2023) 5, S.570-577 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-0561
DOI	10.1002/trtr.2184
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; Multiple Literacies; COVID-19; Pandemics; Family Environment; Asians; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Distance Education; Emergency Programs; Native Language; Parent School Relationship; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Familienmilieu; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hilfsprogramm; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Kanada
Abstract	How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the home literacy environment, parental engagement, and home-school communications for children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds? Data on the experiences of 231 Chinese-Canadian immigrant families with K-2 children revealed that emergency remote learning affected the home literacy environment in complex ways. While some experienced a decrease in mainstream language exposure, others also witnessed a decline in home language use and literacy engagement due to the closure of heritage language schools and absence of grandparents. Parents also differed in their ability, resources, and confidence level in supporting multiliteracies development at home during the pandemic. Moreover, there existed persistent barriers to effective home-school communications despite the affordances of remote learning. The findings have important implications for both immigrant families and mainstream teachers in working collaboratively to support the children's needs in multiliteracies development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01