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Parents Join The Club : Inviting Parents And Children To Participate In A Family Book Club, Kimberly Gansen
Parents Join The Club : Inviting Parents And Children To Participate In A Family Book Club, Kimberly Gansen
Graduate Research Papers
A fifth grade elementary teacher who regularly uses book clubs as a part of her reading program offers the parents of her students the opportunity to learn about and participate in a book club with their children. The parents of the teacher's 24 students were invited to attend an informational meeting to learn how book clubs function in their child's classroom and to discover the value of discussion in developing and promoting reading comprehension. Eight parents and their children joined the Family Book Club. They all read In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Bao Lord …
Invitations To Sing : A Home-School Literacy Partnership, Connie J. Gordon
Invitations To Sing : A Home-School Literacy Partnership, Connie J. Gordon
Graduate Research Papers
This paper focuses on fostering parent involvement in their children's school life, particularly the writing process. While acquiring literacy, children model behaviors of those around them, both at home and school. Schools need to build genuine partnerships that honor the voices of teachers, parents, and children.