Literacy For Empowerment [Hardcover]

In this study the essence of literacy is observed in the Portillo Community when working-class Mexican-American parents empowered each other by sharing their experiences to help their children in school.Introduction; Chapter 1 Portillo: A Community Responding to Diversity; Chapter 2 Inside Families and Schools; Chapter 3 Home and School Linkages to Literacy; Chapter 4 Classroom Literacy Activities; Chapter 5 Home Socialization to Literacy; Chapter 6 Parents Reponse to Homework Literacy Activities; Chapter 7 Understanding the Schools Communication; Chapter 8 Redefining Parents Role in the Schools; Chapter 9 Directions in Home and School Relationships;In this study the essence of literacy is observed in the Portillo Community when working-class Mexican-American parents empowered each other by sharing their experiences to help their children in school.US? C. Delgado-Gaitan 1990