Building an Understanding of Family Literacy: Changing Practices Regarding Homework and Other Forms of School-Home Engagement

Autor/in	Fox, Kathy R.
Titel	Building an Understanding of Family Literacy: Changing Practices Regarding Homework and Other Forms of School-Home Engagement
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 33 (2023) 1, S.67-86 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Teachers; Family Literacy; Family School Relationship; Homework; Family Involvement; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Pandemics; COVID-19; Parent Participation; Child Caregivers; Educational Practices; Electronic Learning; Distance Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Hausaufgabe; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Bildungspraxis; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht
Abstract	School to home communication has often been seen as a one-way path, with homework and other materials serving children and families while teachers were the facilitators. When schools were forced to rapidly switch instruction from face-to-face classrooms to entering kitchens, living rooms, and other spaces to deliver virtual instruction, teachers were suddenly "in" the homes of their students. Findings from this qualitative study of 11 practicing teachers showed a new appreciation for family literacy efforts. Virtual doors were opened so that teachers had increased opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of cultural and academic practices in the home. Teachers now had access to families' funds of knowledge to enhance classroom curriculum and practices in the virtual space. As schools reopened and teacher, parent, and caregiver relationships returned to a more distant space, these participants described small but significant changes in the way they planned to engage parents and caregivers in the future. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Academic Development Institute. 121 North Kickapoo Street, Lincoln, IL 62656. Tel: 1-800-759-1495; Web site: http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01