- Current section: Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The family and literacy
- 2 Involving parents and carers in students' literacy learning
- 3 Identifying theoretical models of parent–school partnerships
- 4 Family literacy
- 5 Supporting the literacy acquisition of travellers' children
- 6 Collaboration between teachers and parents
- References
- Acknowledgements
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Involving the family in supporting pupils' literacy learning
Teaching children to read is one area where collaboration between teachers and...
Teaching children to read is one area where collaboration between teachers and parents/carers is of vital importance. You will examine how families and schools work together to establish the links that underpin childhood literacy development and the ways in which educational institutions respond to the diversity of needs amongst students.
After studying this unit you should have:
- an enhanced understanding of models for involving parents and carers in children's literacy acquisition.
- Duration: 10 hours
- Published on: Thursday 14th July 2011
- Level: Advanced
- Posted under: Educational Practice
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Involving the family in supporting pupils' literacy learning
Introduction

This unit examines the importance of the relationship between the family and literacy. You will examine how families and schools work together to establish the links that underpin childhood literacy development and the ways in which educational institutions respond to the diversity of needs amongst students.
This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course Difficulties in literacy development (E801). [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
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