Promoting Family Literacy Through the Five Pillars of Family and Community Engagement

• In Event: Research on Coaching Approaches and Teacher Education

Abstract

Family literacy involves factors beyond what is done at home between parents and children. To help preservice teachers develop their understanding of the multiple dimensions of family literacy, this study uses the five pillars of the family and community engagement (FACE) – early literacy, family involvement, access to books, expanded learning, and mentoring partnerships – to examine how these five elements influence preservice teachers’ knowledge of and practices in family literacy. Grounded theory methodology was incorporated in the present study to investigate the actualities in the classroom. The findings indicate that the use of the five pillars of FACE not only increased the participants’ knowledge of the multiple dimensions of family literacy but also positively influenced their practices in fieldwork.

Author

• Nai-Cheng Kuo, Augusta University