Jon Swain|Olga Cara
The role of family literacy classes in demystifying school literacies and developing closer parent–school relations
University College London|University College London
paper based large study family literacy provision england carried july 2013 may 2015 explored impact classes parents relations school children ability support childrens literacy development study involved 27 schoolbased programmes pupils aged five seven parents used mixed methods involved surveys 118 parents 20 family literacy tutors telephone interviews subsample 28 parents analysis teaching plans observations classes findings showed parents wanted learn ways school teaching child read write demystifying school literacy pedagogies processes programmes developed greater connectivity home school parents felt able support childrens literacy development home