Reading Families: The Literate Lives of Urban Children

by Catherine Compton-Lilly, Barbara Comber (Foreword by)

This dynamic text offers a rare glimpse into the literacy development of urban children and their families’ role in it. Based on the author’s candid interviews with her first-grade students, their parents and grandparents, this book challenges the stereotypical view that urban parents don’t care about their children’s education. By listening closely to the voices of her students and their families, the author helps us to move beyond negative assumptions, revealing complexities that have been previously undocumented. A daring critique of racism and other societal factors that affect children’s learning, this important

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Kathleen]

Catherine Compton-Lilly talks about the research she has completed with her first-grade students and their families. She talks to them about their reading lives.

[Mollie Kruger]

Personal favorite- teacher writes about working with families around reading..YUM!

[Christina]

This book should be required reading in every teacher preparation program in the U.S. 🔥🔥🔥