"Tenant Partners for Community Education: A Family Literacy Project" by Pamela J. Anderson

Publication Date

2000

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

First Advisor

Alex Silverman

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss, describe, and evaluate a family literacy program I developed as a pilot project for Southeast Asian immigrant families with elementary school-aged children living in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.

I will give an overview of this project and review recent research on the different approaches to family literacy. Using a working definition of family literacy based upon current research and implementation in the field, the Indochinese Housing Family Literacy Project-a description of its structure and expected outcomes, lesson plans, and useful findings from current working programs-will be explored and described. Finally, suggestions for future sessions will be made based upon observation and feedback from participants.

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | First and Second Language Acquisition | South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies

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