Kathy R. Fox

Kathy R. FoxKathy R. Fox is a professor of Language and Literacy. After spending the first twenty plus years of her professional career as an early childhood and elementary teacher in bilingual settings, she now works with pre- and in service teachers. Her scholarship is primarily in family literacy, specifically homework and the additive contributions of families and caregivers to children’s academic and social well-being.

Publications

Home-School Pathways: Exploring Opportunities for Teacher and Parent Connections
Home-School Pathways: Exploring Opportunities for Teacher and Parent Connections
Kathy Renita Fox. © 2023. 20 pages.
Teachers who are informed about the children, families, and communities where they teach are better prepared to share resources and advocate for gaps in literacy and other...
Handbook of Research on Family Literacy Practices and Home-School Connections
Handbook of Research on Family Literacy Practices and Home-School Connections
Kathy R. Fox, Laura E. Szech. © 2022. 353 pages.
Research has shown that families and schools that partner together improve literacy outcomes for their students. Family literacy includes homework and shared book reading but...
Lessons Learned From Virtual Home Visits: Is It Time to Rethink Homework and Other School-to-Home Engagements?
Lessons Learned From Virtual Home Visits: Is It Time to Rethink Homework and Other School-to-Home Engagements?
Kathy R. Fox. © 2022. 17 pages.
School-to-home engagement has often been seen as a one-way path, with activities designed by teachers and parents and caregivers expected to supervise school-like homework and...
Home-School Pathways: Exploring Opportunities for Teacher and Parent Connections
Home-School Pathways: Exploring Opportunities for Teacher and Parent Connections
Kathy Renita Fox. © 2020. 20 pages.
Teachers who are informed about the children, families, and communities where they teach are better prepared to share resources and advocate for gaps in literacy and other...