Literature Discussions Not Just for Kids: Engaging Latino Mothers to Enhance Their Children's Academic Success

• In Event: 25.049 - Critically Engaging With Children's and Young Adult Literature by, About, and With Latinas/os

Abstract

This paper describes a study that sought to uncover Latina mothers’ funds of knowledge (Moll, Amanti, Neff & Gonzalez, 1992). This study reports findings from small group discussions with Latina mothers and their children about Latino children’s literature.

Author

• Julia Maria Lopez-Robertson, University of South Carolina