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| Contributors |
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| Introduction |
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SECTION I Theoretical Perspectives Related to Family Literacy |
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Building on Family Literacies: Examining the Past and Planning the Future |
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8 | (20) |
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28 | (22) |
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SECTION II Specific Practices and Strategies Used to Promote Family Literacy in Collaboration With Schools and Communities |
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The ABCs of Family Literacy |
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50 | (18) |
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Making a Future for the Adolescent Through Literacy: Family, School, and Community |
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68 | (18) |
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Expanding the Concept of ``Family'' in Family Literacy: Integrating a Focus on Fathers |
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86 | (40) |
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Family Literacy in English Language Learning Communities: Issues Related to Program Development, Implementation, and Practice |
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126 | (21) |
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Family Literacy and Local Understanding: Literate Citizenship for Children With Disabilities |
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147 | (21) |
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SECTION III A Close Look at Diverse Family Literacy Programs |
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Exploring Even Start and Head Start Family Literacy Programs |
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168 | (16) |
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Read to Me: A Family Literacy Program for Young Mothers and Their Babies |
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184 | (18) |
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The United Kingdom's Boots Books for Babies Project: A Case Study |
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202 | (25) |
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Learning From Soweto: The Story of Two Family Learning Programs in South Africa and the United Kingdom |
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227 | (23) |
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SECTION IV Evaluating Family Literacy Programs and Their Participants |
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Assessment and Evaluation of (and for) Family Literacy Programs |
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250 | (16) |
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Using Family Literacy Portfolios as a Context for Parent-Teacher Communication |
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266 | (16) |
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Evaluating Adult/Child Interactive Reading Skills |
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282 | (21) |
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| Afterword |
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303 | (8) |
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| Author Index |
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311 | (6) |
| Subject Index |
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