"In this unique contribution to the literature on parental involvement in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Flora Rodriguez-Brown offers a critique of family literacy programs that lack a clear design for literacy activities relevant to community goals, offering an alternative model that is grounded within an abiding respect for the parents' role as the child's first, and ultimately, most important teacher."
Robert D. Milk, University of Texas, San Antonio
The Project FLAME program used as context for this book is a...
"In this unique contribution to the literature on parental involvement in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Flora Rodrigue...
A pressing need exists for models and programs that serve the educational needs of the steadily increasing numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students in US public schools. This book addresses issues related to development, implementation, and effectiveness of a program model that fulfills this need.
A pressing need exists for models and programs that serve the educational needs of the steadily increasing numbers of culturally and linguistically di...