True family literacy is not just a matter of establishing parent-child book nights and encouraging parents to read aloud to their children. Effective family lit

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The result of a 2-year research study funded under the National English Literacy Demonstration Program for Adults of Limited English Proficiency, this handbook

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One line straight down. One line to the right. One line to the left, then a circle. That was all—just three lines in a circle. This bold picture book tells th