In this presentation, Drs. Edwards and Piazza will discuss the importance of the family in the literacy support of children's learning.
Please join us for GCLR's next free and open-access web seminar presented by Dr. Pat Edwards and Dr. Susan Piazza on February 17, at 7:00 p.m. USA (New York time zone): "The Impact of Family on Literacy Development: Convergence, Controversy, and Instructional Implications". We hope you will share this information with colleagues, students, and others who may be interested. In this presentation, Drs. Edwards and Piazza will discuss the importance of the family in the literacy support of children's learning. In their talk, these scholars will focus on the agreements and disagreements within the research community regarding how to work with families around literacy issues. Specifically, this presentation (1) highlights the areas of convergence around the impact of the family on literacy development, (2) defines the different courses of action for working with families, (3) presents support statements from researchers for the different courses of action, (4) discusses key studies,) and (5) issues new challenges to the research community. Please access our website at http://globalconversationsinliteracy.wordpress.com to access further details about these scholars and their web seminar. We hope to see you on at this seminar!

Location:	http://globalconversationsinliteracy.wordpress.com
Price:	free
Sponsor:	Administration
Contact:	Sierra VanDenHeuvel vandenh8@msu.edu (517) 355-1741
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