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
Teresa Cremin is Professor of Education (Literacy), The Open University, UK.
Marilyn Mottram is an HMI and Deputy National Lead for English with Ofsted, UK.
Fiona M. Collins is a Principal Lecturer, University of Roehampton, UK.
Sacha Powell is Professor of Early Childhood Care and Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
Rose Drury is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years at The Open University, UK.
Acknowledgements
Authors biographies
List of figures
Chapter 1: Introduction: Setting the context
Chapter 2: Laying the foundations
Chapter 3: The project methodology
Chapter 4: Teachers developing researcher dispositions
Chapter 5: Teachers developing new knowledge about the children
Chapter 6: Teachers shifting views of literacy and pedagogic practice
Chapter 7: Teachers sharing and building relationships
Chapter 8: Teachers shifting perspectives about parents and children
Chapter 9: Professional learning journeys
Chapter 10: Conclusion References
