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Nicholas, Sue, Helen Nixon, and Jennifer Rowsell. "The 'Good' Parent in Relation to Early Childhood Literacy: Symbolic Terrain and Lived Practice." Literacy 43.2 (2009): 65-74. Ohiolink. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. This article is about what parents should do with their children at home to help with their early learning. Parents are encouraged to promote their child's early learning right from the start (infancy). Parents should play with their children at home and at playgrounds. Parents should aslo read their children stories. These ideas for parents come from the government because they feel that parents should do more to help their child's learning.

Harte, Helene Arbouet. "What Teachers Can Learn From Mothers of Children With Autism." Teaching Exceptional Children 42.1 (2009): 24-30. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article is about how parents can help teachers at school with their autistic children. Parents are using a research method called photovoice. Photovoice pairs participant-generated photographs with interviews. This helps teachers learn activities they participate in at home, how the parents engage with the children, and goals and needs of parents for helping their children. This article also explains how children react with these research methods, and how it helps them develop and learn.