Re-Reading Families - The Literate Lives of Urban Children, Four Years Later

Klappentext Four years after publishing her provocative study, Reading Families: The Literate Lives of Urban Children, Compton-Lilly revisits the same group of urban students (then first graders, now fourth and fifth graders) and their families. Armed with rare longitudinal data from follow-up interviews and reading assessments, she once again upsets widespread misconceptions about reading and urban families. This eye-opening sequel uses case studies to explore important issues, such as students' feelings of connection to their school; gender and schooling; parents' experiences dealing with "the system"; high-stakes testing; and technology use at home. Zusammenfassung Uses case studies to explore important issues! such as students' feelings of connection to their school; gender and schooling; parents' experiences dealing with ""the system""; high-stakes testing; and technology use at home.

About the author

Catherine Compton-Lilly is an Assistant Professor in Literacy at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She taught in the public schools of New York State for 18 years.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Compton-Lilly, Catherine/ Gee Compton-Lilly
• Assisted by: Marilyn Cochran-Smith (Editor), Susan L Lytle (Editor), Susan L. Lytle (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2007
• EAN: 9780807747919
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-4791-9
• No. of pages: 141
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Practitioner Enquiry Series; Practitioner Inquiry (Paperbac; Practitioner Inquiry (Paperbac; Practitioner Inquiry; Practitioner Enquiry Series
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology