Community Research
By placing the demands of literacy education on the community as a whole, a shared responsibility is created and therefore a substantial interest is gained in the process. Literacy is indeed a problem of not just students and teacher, but for the entire population. The purpose of this essay is to review literature pertaining to this argument in order to defend my position and create an opportunity for knowledge and learning. This essay will discuss and reveal some expert opinions about the subject at large and adds context and ideas to the already heavily discussed topic of literacy programs and ways to successfully implement large scale educational changes within an already existing format.
Literature Review
Reese & Goldenberg (2008) found explicit data that literacy resources within immigrant Latino families are seriously lacking. They wrote " findings from a study of 35 communities show that communities with greater concentrations of Latinos are less likely to have printed materials, and available materials are more likely to be in Spanish, " (p.109). After consideration this is obvious. It is expected to take some time for immigrants to adjust and assimilate to a new culture and it is unwise to think that change would happen so rapidly. This is applicable for the school I have chosen for examination, because Latinos' make up a large part of the minority population. It also suggests to strengthen my hypothesis that the community is largely responsible for literacy rates, and that the education system can influence that learned skill in an appropriate direction.
Epstein & Salinas (2004) suggested that a well organized literacy program must involve family and community in order for any real benefits to...
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