Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published online 2014-03
Empowering immigrant women through bilingual fairy tales: linking family and school literacy practices / Empoderar mujeres inmigrantes a través de los cuentos bilingües: trazando puentes entre las prácticas de alfabetización en la familia y la escuela
This paper presents the theoretical and methodological foundations of the Teixint Cultures ‘Weaving Cultures Together’ project: a communitarian research-action programme aimed at providing literacy skills in Catalan for African immigrant women, which uses their ‘Funds of Knowledge’ to develop bilingual books in Catalan, Arabic and Mandinka for their children. The results show the benefits of implementing projects that promote literacy activities at home as well as the empowerment of immigrant women.
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