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A case study of parental behaviors in an English language learner community technology literacy lab setting and the extension of the behaviors in the home. |
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Jenny Lea Preston |
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DIS; RES-CS [Dissertation; Research—Case Study] |
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Diss Abstr. Buy copy from ProQuest: # AAT 3106905 or as 3106905 from Dissertation Express, at: wwwlib.umi.com/dxweb/search For 24-page preview, see: http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/preview/3106905
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2003 |
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Literacy-level parents and their children |
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Practitioners, Researchers, Teacher Educators, Program Administrators |
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The author used a multi-case study approach to a family literacy program that attempts to teach adult English language learners (ELL) the knowledge and skills to allow them to support their children's learning at home. Methodology used to gather information from the 14 adult participants included interviews, field observations, and lesson plan analysis. Data analysis shows that (1) parental education level correlates with successful support of children’s learning, as does participants' ability to guide children through the educational system; (2) the curriculum supported the learning; (3) regardless of other factors, participants based ability to support their child's learning on their own ability to master English. |
