Family Literacy Night: A Student-Centered Clinically Rich Experience for Teacher Candidates in Literacy and TESOL

This article aims to share a collaboration between TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Literacy professionals to provide a family literacy night for multi-language learners after school at the elementary level. First, a review of research that highlights the important factors...

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Published in:Journal of education (Boston, Mass.) Mass.), 2021-01, Vol.201 (1), p.34-41
Main Authors: Hilliker, Shannon M., Washburn, Erin K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
Collaboration
College School Cooperation
Elementary School Students
English (Second Language)
Family Literacy
Family School Relationship
Language Teachers
Literacy
Literacy Education
Multilingualism
Preservice Teachers
Program Descriptions
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Teacher Collaboration
Teacher Education Programs
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Summary:This article aims to share a collaboration between TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Literacy professionals to provide a family literacy night for multi-language learners after school at the elementary level. First, a review of research that highlights the important factors to the collaboration is outlined. This is followed by a description of the university–school partnership that was designed to be an opportunity for TESOL and Literacy teacher candidates to collaborate with one another, practicing English as a New Language teachers, and children and families of multi-language learners. The article concludes with an overview of challenges encountered in the collaborative process.
ISSN:0022-0574
2515-5741
DOI:10.1177/0022057420904381