Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-151) and index.
Foreword / Barbara Comber -- 1. A Theoretical Framework -- 2. Research Methodology -- 3. The Role of Reading in the Lives of My Students and Their Families -- 4. Parents' and Teachers' Roles in Helping Children Learn to Read -- 5. The Role of Social Relationships in Learning to Read -- 6. The Construction of Urban Reading Identities -- 7. Contradictions and Complexities -- 8. A Concluding Case Study