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Re-Reading Famililes : The Literate Lives of Urban Children, Four Years Later
Overview
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.
Building on past insights, this book:
- Uses an innovative approach to educational research to explore why urban students often have difficulty becoming proficient readers.
- Employs case studies to support a new construct called "reading capital."
- Offers important recommendations for teaching in diverse communities.
- Models longitudinal qualitative research, describing the critical role it plays in studying a child's experiences with school.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780807747919
- ISBN-10: 0807747912
- Publisher: Teachers College Press
- Publish Date: May 2007
- Dimensions: 8.94 x 6.61 x 0.43 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.52 pounds
- Page Count: 160
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