Literacy: A Family Matter
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http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/content.html
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http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/3/cu6.html
In this article by the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory, the authors review the literature on parent involvement and school success.
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Idaho State Library
http://www.lili.org/isl/rl6.htm
This one-pager offers practical advice to parents to create 15 minutes of reading time each day.
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This overview of family involvement includes Epstein's framework for school involvement
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