Title African American middle-income parents : how are they involved in their children's literacy development? / by Ethel Swindell Robinson

Published Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 91 pages) Series Literacy, language, and learning Language, literacy, and learning. Contents Introduction: middle-income images and perceptions -- Child's literacy learning: like a brick wall keeping her on task -- Creating positive involvement roles: embracing advocacy -- Religion: the umbrella for parental perceptions of involvement -- Involvement roles: not fifty-fifty -- Involvement and socialization practices for self-sufficiency -- Perceptions of involvement and micromanaging a child's education -- A parental literacy dilemma -- Uncovering the key meaning of parental involvement Summary "Ethel Robinson argues that, despite a rapidly growing middle and upper class, popular media and public debates continue to view African American families from a deficit perspective. Portrayals of African American families in newspapers, television, and contemporary scholarship tend to focus on single-parent households, low parental expectations, and lack of family involvement in schooling. The families you will meet in this book contradict these stereotypes. In these vignettes, Dr. Robinson paints an alternative portrait of life in African American households. In this book, you will see eight intact families intimately involved in the academic and social lives of their children. Some volunteer in their children's classrooms; others serve as devoted tutors and mentors; still others are active advocates, arguing passionately for school services; all hold fast to the hope that their children will achieve their piece of the American dream. This book is a powerful antidote to the negative portrayals of African American families that abound in mainstream media. It is a "must-read" for researchers, educators, and all who wish to look beyond and beneath the stereotypes of African American family life."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-90) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject African American children -- Education Education -- Parent participation -- United States -- Case studies Reading -- Parent participation -- United States -- Case studies EDUCATION -- Students & Student Life. African American children -- Education Education -- Parent participation Reading -- Parent participation Eltern Vorschulerziehung United States Schwärze USA Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book LC no. 2007027014 ISBN 9781607527466 1607527464 1281412945 9781281412942 9786611412944 6611412948

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