Gathering Information--Notes 3

Snow, Catherine, and Patton Tabors. "Intergenerational Transfer of Literacy." FAMILY LITERACY: DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE --SUMMARY AND PAPERS OF A NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM. Jan. 1996: 73-80. SIRS Government Reporter. The John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD. Web. 28 Sep 2010.

·        Family encouragement and support is necessary for good reading and literacy skills

·        Social class does play a part in a child’s literacy, but not as much as many surveys say

·        Direct transfer of knowledge

o   Includes simple transfers such as grocery lists, notes on the fridge, or newspapers in the home

·        Practicing literacy

·        Keeping literacy enjoyable so it is not avoided

·        Sometimes defined as a social practice—“…a natural reaction to certain societal needs…”

·        “…the linking of literacy with the one-on-one parental attention and affection.”

·        Parents literacy and linguistics affect their child’s  skills like vocabulary and extended discourse skills that lead to better literacy

·        Adult education classes, early childhood classes, parenting classes, and familial interactions –all are programs that support children’s’ literacy

·        Parents should be a good  role model for their child’s literacy

·        “…literacy is a complex capacity that changes as children grow…”