?A ground-breaking book. For years educationists have sought evidence of genuine partnerships between schools and homes ? reciprocal partnerships where schools are as keen to foster home practices relating to literacy and learning as they are to tell families ?this is what we do? and ask that they should do the same.? Eve Bearne, Cambridge Un

¿A ground-breaking book. For years educationists have sought evidence of genuine partnerships between schools and homes ¿ reciprocal partnerships where schools are as keen to foster home practices relating to literacy and learning as they are to tell families ¿this is what we dö and ask that they should do the same.¿ Eve Bearne, Cambridge Un

'Researching Literacy Lives: Building Communities between Home and School not only provides one model for a deeper understanding of home-school interaction; it also represents a call to action. While not every teacher may be able to take up a year of home visits, the study demonstrates that there is pedagogical power when teachers tap into students' funds of knowledge and honour their lived literacy in an authentic manner.'- Sara K. Sterner, University of Minnesota, IRSCL, 2015 "This book explores how teachers as researchers developed a deeper understanding of the cultural, linguistic and social assets that children bring with them from home, and challenges us to think more critically about children's out-of-school literacy lives. The evidence from examples and case studies will support schools who want to build new home-school communities and culturally responsive curricula and pedagogy." - UKLA Book Award Panel