Book
Literacy for empowerment: the role of parents in children's education
Falmer Press • New York • Published In 1990 • Pages:
By: Delgado-Gaitan, Concha.
Abstract
This book focuses on twenty families living in the community of Portillo, California and the concern of the parents with their children's success in literacy. The families sampled represent a sector of the Mexican Spanish-speaking community whose children were in different reading groups in the second and third grade. 'The research documented activities in the context of classroom literacy lessons, home literacy-related experiences, including homework and parental interactions with the school. The major research question was how the Spanish-speaking parents assisted their children in the education process and how those parents socialized each other to maximize their potential in dealing with the school' (pp. 4-5).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field Date
- ca. 1986-1989
- Coverage Date
- 1980s
- Coverage Place
- Portillo, California, United States
- Notes
- Concha Delgado-Gaitan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-178)
- LCCN
- 89038892
- LCSH
- Mexican Americans