EDUC 3760 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Family Literacy, Inflectional Phrase, Global Issue

• School: York University
• Department: Education
• Course: EDUC 3760
• Professor: Sonya Sachar

Document Summary

), handbook of family literacy (2nd ed. ) (pp. Chapter 1: the role of family literacy in society: not only does the family determine the child"s early language, but a family"s culture, beliefs, and traditions also infl uence the way children use words for discourse (heath, Their family"s literacy levels also infl uence whether children develop strong lan- guage skills as well as reading and writing skills. Some parents provide a strong foundation for language and literacy at home, having many print materials available and modeling the use of reading, writing, and math in daily life. To reach this goal, we need to know the best way to reach out to families to collaborate in this process as well as the best services to provide to families for assisting their children. This emphasis on functions began to appear as early as world war ii, when the united.