El Poder de Familias/The Power of Families: Creating Welcoming Family Literacy Spaces with and for families

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium shares findings from three qualitative research with families and teachers engaging in family literacy projects in the Southwestern part of the U.S. and in northern México. These studies include: a study of ten classroom teachers creating their own family literacy projects, an action research study of two home literacy projects created in collaboration with Mexican parents’ feedback, and a case study of a bilingual writing workshop for Latina mothers and their adolescent daughters.

Content Area

• Area 7: Social, Cultural, and Political Issues of Literacy Practices In and Out of School

Chair

• Myriam Torres, New Mexico State University

Discussant

• Luz A Murillo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Individual Presentations

• El Poder de Familias/The Power of Families: Creating Welcoming Family Literacy Spaces with and for families - Anita Hernandez, New Mexico State University; Gloria Margarita Calderón García, New Mexico State University; Tracey Terece Flores, Arizona State University