Affiliation:
1. Montclair State University, USA & University of Federico II, Naples, Italy
Abstract
Philosophy is usually seen as a field that is dealt with only by experts, while it could be the activity in which everyone participates, regardless of age, culture, and socio-economic level, as it is a tool for critical thinking and reflection, a tool that reinforces foundational literacy skills. This chapter is directed toward explaining how an innovative model that enhances parents' engagement in home learning can empower their own and their children's thinking, learning, and communication skills. It is an invitation to parents to actively engage in an inclusive school community that enhances family's literacy skills. It is an attempt to enhance dialogic skills via “philosophic” Socratic dialogue with stories that prompt problematic questions of mutual interest. In the context of COVID-19 health crisis that greatly impacted parents' lives as co-educators of their children, the suggested parents' (and implicitly children) engagement model is suggested as a possible venue.
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