Elementary School Teachers' and Parents' Perspectives of Home-School Engagement and Children's Literacy Learning in a Low-Income Area

Autor/in	Lynch, Jacqueline
Titel	Elementary School Teachers' and Parents' Perspectives of Home-School Engagement and Children's Literacy Learning in a Low-Income Area
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 31 (2021) 1, S.127-148 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Family School Relationship; Literacy; Low Income Students; Language Arts; Homework; Student Motivation; Parent Participation; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Sprachkultur; Hausaufgabe; Schulische Motivation; Elternmitwirkung; Schulleistung
Abstract	It is well-established that home-school engagement can contribute to children's literacy learning. This research examined language arts teachers' and parents' perspectives of home-school engagement and literacy learning in a school located in a low-income area. The school was focusing on ways to improve students' literacy learning providing the impetus for this research. Ten language arts teachers were interviewed, and two focus groups were held with 26 parents or caregivers at the K-Grade 5 school. The following themes were found: contrasting perspectives on home-school engagement, differing perspectives on homework completion, and similar views on what motivates students in literacy. This article discusses implications for practice and proposes recommendations, such as the need for teacher agency and the increased engagement of school administration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01