MANY FAMILIES, MANY LITERACIES by Denny Taylor (Editor) ( 9780435081300 )

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MANY FAMILIES, MANY LITERACIES
INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

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ISBN 10:

0435081306

ISBN 13:

9780435081300

Publisher:

PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED

Pub. date:

29 May, 1997

Pages:

256

Description:

This volume seeks to provide guidance on developing policies and practices for family literacy which build on the strengths that families bring to a learning situation - their diverse languages, literacies and problem-solving capabilities. The opinions of 49 practitioners are presented.

Synopsis:

At a time when family literacy policies and practices are confusingly fragmented and often deficit driven, "Many Families, Many Literacies" provides much-needed guidance on developing policies and practices that build on the strengths that families bring to any learning situation: their diverse languages, literacies and complex problem-solving capabilities. "Many Families, Many Literacies" reclaims family literacy from the family literacy movement and asserts that society constructs the conditions of poverty in which many families are forced to live. It represents the opinions of 49 leading education experts and family literacy practitioners, including Lucille Fandel, Ken Goodman, Yetta Goodman, David Barton, Audrey N. Grant, Klaudia Rivera, Judith Kalman, Letta Matsiepe Mashishi and many others. This edited collection may prove valuable reading for any educator, researcher or community-based practitioner concerned about the political implications of the family literacy movement.

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Imprint:

Heinemann

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Non-returnable

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