‘It hurts me in my heart when my child brings home a book' – reading at home for bilingual families

doi:10.4324/9781315067759-5

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‘It hurts me in my heart when my child brings home a book' – reading at home for bilingual families

ABSTRACT

The words in this title express the feeling of inadequacy and frustration articulated by Syeda Begum. For Syeda, reading with her son poses real difficulties and she dreads it when he brings home a book.