family literacy case study

Technology and Family Literacy Case Study: SPICE | 3 stop at every avatar in the Center to interact to ensure each learner experiences the human connection that a virtual world provides. In 2008, SPICE was already using technology in innovative ways. They incorporated pre-made courses, such as Plato courseware by Edmentum Assessments, into their

Case studies on the teaching and uses of reading and literacy in the USA have focused on families from the eighteenth century (Monaghan 2007) into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when increasing attention was given to literacy rates, schooling, and child welfare.Data from these periods reflect changes in societal practices, such as the end of slavery and indentured servitude and the ...

process of FACE as a family literacy program. This case study revealed the following lessons: 1) FACE is a well-implemented family literacy program. Observations in center-based classrooms confirmed that FACE staff's pedagogical methods are student-centered and based on problem solving strategies in a constructivist environment.

cussion of family literacy by drawing on the case study of a white urban Appalachian family. While Donny's parents had limited control over written language, they lived full and productive lives and were emphatic that their son become literate. When Donny struggled with reading in the first grade, his teachers blamed his mother, her Appalachian

qualitative case study that focuses on teachers' perspectives on their students' family literacy practices and how that impacts their literacy learning in the classroom. I collected data through face to face and phone interviews with eight teachers. The questions my study is asking are: How do teachers in schools that reflect different

Digital storytelling in adult education and family literacy: a case study from rural Ireland. Esther Prins Adult Education Program and Goodling Institute for Research in ... This article analyzes a DST class in rural Ireland, which was organized by a family literacy program and offered for parents at an elementary school. Data sources included ...

In this groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary book, Rebecca Rogers explores the complexity of family literacy practices through an in-depth case study of one family, the attendant issues of power and identity, and contemporary social debates about the connections between literacy and society. The study focuses on June Treader and her daughter ...

of family literacy interventions (including the van Steensel et al. [2011]) study, found this to be the only study with an effect size below 0.3, while four of the studies had effect sizes greater than 0.4, the highest being 0.68. They concluded from these findings that "family literacy interven-

Taking a comparative case study approach, in this research I consider what benefits family literacy programmes have for the literacy skills of ... [Show full abstract] families. Drawing on ...

Qualitative case study research with families participating in the ILP suggests that family literacy programs that serve immigrant parents are wise to make explicit the mainstream culture and values of US schooling as well as build on household funds of knowledge to support children's success (Paratore, Melzi & Krol-Sinclair, 1999).

This case illustrates how DST can be used with parents in adult education and family literacy set-tings. Most of the DST literature focuses on children and youth, but this study shows that adults ...

It is suggested that effective program evaluation is complex and multifaceted and must consider changes in behavior, confidence, and attitudes, as well as the ways in which such programs are experienced and integrated into family literacy practices. Abstract:This paper examines the nature of family literacy programs, with a particular focus on those that are based around the provision of free ...

To better understand how technology can further these family literacy goals, we produced case studies on two family literacy programs that are using technology in different ways. At Briya Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., adults study English, digital literacy, and parenting, while their children also attend classes.

Amelia* is a middle ability pupil in a mixed ability class of thirty one children, with a ratio of eighteen boys and eleven girls. The school is average size for a primary school and most of the pupils are drawn from the immediate neighbourhood. When I met Amelia she was graded at Level 1c for her reading, slightly below average for the class.

A Case Study Paper . Written by Huai Ming Sanchez . January 2021 . 2 . Table of Contents . Acknowledgements 3 I. Introduction 4 II. Theoretical Framework 5 ... Family literacy is a subset of intergenerational learning. Family literacy is when family members facilitate their reading sessions together. No one is in charge; everyone is involved.

Who We Are. NCFL has been a leader in family learning since 1989, developing strategies, models, and resources designed for families and practitioners to create a multigenerational impact. We believe that communities grow and thrive when the whole family is engaged in learning together and parents and caregivers have a voice in the systems that ...

This study examines how music videos can be implemented in the home context to enhance children's critical engagement with gender representations in chidren's media. Guided by the conceptual framework drawn from new literacies, critical media literacy, and sociocultural theory, this study employs a multiple case study approach focusing on three 4-year-old children and their mothers. The ...

Harvard Family Research Project's research-based case studies reflect critical dilemmas in family-school-community relations, especially among low-income and culturally diverse families. As such, the case method is a useful strategy for helping educators learn to communicate and build relationships with families whose backgrounds may differ ...

5. Family Literacy Issue Project. Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to explore a family literacy problem globally and engage people around those issues. You will do this assignment in groups of 4-6 people. Directions: Research, select and analyze a family literacy issue locally or internationally.

Dive into the research topics of 'Digital storytelling in adult education and family literacy: a case study from rural Ireland'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Adult Education Social Sciences 100%. Ireland Social Sciences 87%. Education Engineering & Materials Science 79%. literacy ...

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This case illustrates how DST can be used with parents in adult education and family literacy set- tings. Most of the DST literature focuses on children and youth, but this study shows that adults,

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In this study, storytelling interactions are compared between a 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and his peers in two conditions; in one condition the boy has access to a step-by-step (S-b-S) switch and in the second condition he has access to the How was School Today (HWST) prototype that collects and stores information that is manually ...

However, the effects of family literacy programs are highly contextual; although a study using program evaluation methodology may conclude that a given family literacy program is effective, there ...

Mental health literacy (MHL) is especially important for young people, but comprehensive studies on MHL in adolescents are limited, with no nationwide studies in Spain. This research aims to study MHL among Spanish adolescents and its relationship with sociodemographic factors. An exploratory study is carried out using stratified random sampling in Spanish adolescents (N = 1000), aged 12-16 ...

Variables Financial literacy. Following prior studies (Lusardi and Mitchell, 2014; Zhao and Li, 2021), Table 1 reports the descriptive statistics of the answers to questions related to financial ...

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Reading literacy (RL) is the core type of literacy of university students. However, the factors that affect the RL of undergraduates have not been thoroughly investigated in previous studies. This study examined the relationships between individual, family, and institutional factors and RL in a sample of 66,312 Chinese undergraduate students. The findings revealed a complex predictive ...