Researching Literacy Lives

'Researching Literacy Lives: Building Communities between Home and School not only provides one model for a deeper understanding of home-school interaction; it also represents a call to action. While not every teacher may be able to take up a year of home visits, the study demonstrates that there is pedagogical power when teachers tap into students' funds of knowledge and honour their lived literacy in an authentic manner.'- Sara K. Sterner, University of Minnesota, IRSCL, 2015 "This book explores how teachers as researchers developed a deeper understanding of the cultural, linguistic and social assets that children bring with them from home, and challenges us to think more critically about children's out-of-school literacy lives. The evidence from examples and case studies will support schools who want to build new home-school communities and culturally responsive curricula and pedagogy." - UKLA Book Award Panel

Teresa Cremin is Professor of Education (Literacy), The Open University, UK. Marilyn Mottram is an HMI and Deputy National Lead for English with Ofsted, UK. Fiona M. Collins is a Principal Lecturer, University of Roehampton, UK. Sacha Powell is Professor of Early Childhood Care and Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Rose Drury is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years at The Open University, UK.

Acknowledgements Authors biographies List of figures Chapter 1: Introduction: Setting the context Chapter 2: Laying the foundations Chapter 3: The project methodology Chapter 4: Teachers developing researcher dispositions Chapter 5: Teachers developing new knowledge about the children Chapter 6: Teachers shifting views of literacy and pedagogic practice Chapter 7: Teachers sharing and building relationships Chapter 8: Teachers shifting perspectives about parents and children Chapter 9: Professional learning journeys Chapter 10: Conclusion References