Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED)
His research focuses on the role of the family in young children’s literacy development in an increasingly global and multicultural society. Dr. Anderson has investigated parents’ perceptions of early literacy acquisition, young children’s in-and-out-of-school literacy development, families’ use of digital technology, and the role of storybook reading in young children’s literacy learning. He co-developed Parents As Literacy Supporters (PALS) culturally responsive family literacy program.
Contributions:
Anderson, J., Anderson, A., Friedrich, N. & Kim, J. (2010; invited article for special 10th anniversary issue). Taking stock of Family Literacy: Some contemporary perspectives. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 10, 33-53.
Anderson, J. (1995). Listening to parents' voices: Cross cultural perceptions of learning to read and to write. Reading Horizons, 35, 5, 394-413.
Mui, S., & Anderson, J. (2008). At home with the Johars: Another look at family literacy. The Reading Teacher, 62, 234-243.
Anderson, J., Anderson, A., Lynch, J., & Shapiro, J. (2003). Storybook reading in a multicultural society: Critical perspectives. In A. van Kleeck, S.A, Stahl, & E.B. Bauer (Eds.), On reading books to children: Parents and teachers (pp. 203-230). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Anderson, J., Kendrick, M., Rogers, T., & Smythe, S. (2005). Portraits of literacy across families, communities and schools: Intersections and tensions. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Keywords:
Family literacy; Early literacy; Educational inequality; Early childhood; Literacy; Marginalized communities; Digital literacy; Immigrant and refugee families.
jim.anderson@ubc.ca
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