The Island InSight series Book 3: Educating Island Students from Book-Poor Homes

Educating Island Students from Book-Poor Homes features columns which examine issues connected to academic performance among students who lack the social capital to excel. Best practices for fostering the development of authentic literacy skills in both English and the heritage languages spoken at home are offered for all stakeholder groups. Family members, teachers, school administrators, school support staff, community advocates and the students themselves can transform failure into success through essential partnerships. Suggested win-win relationships are described in the context of how they work to catapult students to success academically.