{"title":"\"A GREAT PROGRAM… FOR ME AS A GRAMMA\": CAREGIVERS EVALUATE A FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVE","authors":"Jim Anderson, F. Morrison","doi":"10.2307/20466626","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we report a study in which we asked 137 parents and caregivers to evaluate a year ‐ long family literacy program in which they participated. Parents valued the insights they gained about children’s learning in general and literacy development in particular. They reported that they learned from each other as well as from the program facilitators; valued especially the structure of the program wherein they spent time working with children in classrooms; felt more included in the school community; and enhanced their self ‐ esteem and their ability to advocate for their families. Key words: families, literacy, school, family literacy, Parents As Literacy Supporters (PALS) Les auteurs presentent les resultats d’une recherche durant laquelle ils ont demande a 137 parents et ou tuteurs d’evaluer un programme de litteratie familiale auquel ils avaient participe durant un an. Les parents se sont dits heureux d’avoir pu ainsi mieux comprendre comment leurs enfants apprennent en general et en particulier comment leur litteratie se developpe. Ils ont signale qu’ils ont appris de leur enfant et vice versa ainsi que des facilitateurs. Ils ont aime la structure du programme qui leur a permis de travailler avec les enfants en classe. Ils se sentent ainsi davantage impliques dans l’ecole et l’experience leur a permis d’avoir plus confiance en eux ‐ memes et en leur aptitude a se faire les avocats de leur famille. Mots cles : familles, litteratie, ecole, litteratie familiale, Parents As Literacy Supporters (PALS)","PeriodicalId":40063,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2307/20466626","citationCount":"32","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Canadian Journal of Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2307/20466626","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this article, we report a study in which we asked 137 parents and caregivers to evaluate a year ‐ long family literacy program in which they participated. Parents valued the insights they gained about children’s learning in general and literacy development in particular. They reported that they learned from each other as well as from the program facilitators; valued especially the structure of the program wherein they spent time working with children in classrooms; felt more included in the school community; and enhanced their self ‐ esteem and their ability to advocate for their families. Key words: families, literacy, school, family literacy, Parents As Literacy Supporters (PALS) Les auteurs presentent les resultats d’une recherche durant laquelle ils ont demande a 137 parents et ou tuteurs d’evaluer un programme de litteratie familiale auquel ils avaient participe durant un an. Les parents se sont dits heureux d’avoir pu ainsi mieux comprendre comment leurs enfants apprennent en general et en particulier comment leur litteratie se developpe. Ils ont signale qu’ils ont appris de leur enfant et vice versa ainsi que des facilitateurs. Ils ont aime la structure du programme qui leur a permis de travailler avec les enfants en classe. Ils se sentent ainsi davantage impliques dans l’ecole et l’experience leur a permis d’avoir plus confiance en eux ‐ memes et en leur aptitude a se faire les avocats de leur famille. Mots cles : familles, litteratie, ecole, litteratie familiale, Parents As Literacy Supporters (PALS)
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The Canadian Journal of Education (CJE) is a national peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the membership of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. The CJE prioritizes research and scholarly writing that is of relevance to the Canadian education community. The journal is read by scholars worldwide, and aims to represent the valuable contributions that Canadian scholars in education continue to make to the field. The Journal accepts and publishes both French and English articles and book reviews. CJE on occasion also publishes international papers that shed light on shared issues and that include Canadian authors as references.