Improving Primary Literacy: Linking Home and School

How can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children s literacy learning? How can teachers use the learning that takes place in children s lives outside school? What can parents do to support their children s literacy learning? How can teachers engage parents they find hard to reach ? Using fascinating case studies of young children from a diverse range of family backgrounds and providing tried-and-tested practical activities that can easily be used in the busy classroom, this book provides new ways for teachers to improve children s learning of literacy skills.