Partners in Literacy
Partners in Literacy

Author: Allen Brizee

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-07-18

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1475827636

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Partners in Literacy describes the process, research, relationships, and theories that guided a three-year partnership between the Purdue University Writing Lab and two community organizations in Lafayette, Indiana: the Lafayette Adult Resource Academy and WorkOne Express. This partnership resulted in a new section of the globally known Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) and the Community Writing and Education Station (CWEST), which featured adult literacy resources in the areas of GED preparation, English as a Second Language, and workplace and job search literacy. Using an empirical and iterative design process, the authors worked closely with their community partners to develop, test, revise, and launch these resources. In Partners in Literacy, the authors argue that writing centers can be effective spaces from which to work with the community and that writing centers’ missions of sustainability, outreach, and research-driven practice can offer valuable philosophies for civic engagement. To support this argument, the book discusses the research methods and findings, the process behind developing and sustaining the three-year engagement project, and the personal relationships that ultimately held the project together.

Partners in Learning
Partners in Learning

Author: Carol A. Lyons

Publisher: George Scheer & Associates

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 9780807732984

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Reading Recovery, a focused one-on-one program for children who have difficulty learning to read, has shown an astounding level of effectiveness for a relatively new educational intervention. In Partners in Learning: Teachers and Children in Reading Recovery authors Carol A. Lyons, Gay Su Pinnell, and Diane E. DeFord, look thoroughly at this effective new program--the results of which have shown a greater than 90% success rate at raising "at-risk" learners to an average level of literacy in approximately 16 to 20 weeks of individualized instruction.

Partners in Literacy
Partners in Literacy

Author: Sondra Cuban

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Why have libraries and schoolsboth public institutions committed to community-based learningadopted new technologies in dramatically different ways? Exploring the differences in technology use between schools and libraries across the country, the authors describe ways that these two institutions can collaborate to improve teaching and learning while building communities. With a focus on literacy development, they investigate how new technologies are implemented and the lessons that institutions can learn from one another. Including case studies and surveys to illustrate concepts, the book discusses: The history and purposes of schools and libraries from the 1800s to the present; Leadership and staffing issues related to technology development; Differences in mission, structural approaches to literacy, and public expectations for schools and libraries; The uses of technology in both institutions to create stronger communities.

Engaging Parents As Literacy Partners
Engaging Parents As Literacy Partners

Author: Kathleen Lisi-Neumann

Publisher: Teaching Resources

Published: 2014-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780545554893

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Tap students' first teachers--their families--to boost literacy success. This step-by-step guide helps you communicate essential literacy information to parents in their children's literacy development.

A Review of the Research Evidence Underpinning Partners in Literacy
A Review of the Research Evidence Underpinning Partners in Literacy

Author: Emily Mottram

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13:

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In the last three decades, several strands of research have produced compelling evidence justifying a focus on the family with a particular emphasis on early years in order to raise literacy standards. Partners in Literacy is an evidence-based model which is built on these key research findings, these are: (1) Families and parents are critical to children's attainment. Parental involvement in their child's literacy practices positively affects children's academic performance and is a more powerful force for academic success than other family background variables, such as social class, family size and level of parental education; (2) The home is crucial. Parents have the greatest influence on the achievement of young people through supporting their learning in the home rather than supporting activities in school; and (3) Early intervention is vital. The earlier parents become involved in their children's literacy practices, the more profound the results and the longer-lasting the effects. Children learn long before they enter formal education. This paper looks in detail at the range of research underpinning the Partners in Literacy (PiL) model. (Contains 4 figures and 9 footnotes.) [This document was originally written by Angelica Bonci in 2008.].

Read! Read! Read!
Read! Read! Read!

Author: Laurie Glass

Publisher: Corwin

Published: 2000-05-09

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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Maximize children's learning potential by tapping into all of the resources of school and home — win at the reading game when parents become effective partners.