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RMC Research Corp., Hampton, NH. Parent Involvement Center. – 1989
This guide for school district administrators answers question about Even Start, a new, special family-centered compensatory education program funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 that combines adult literacy, parent education, and early childhood education. The following issues about program design are…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Literacy, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Programs
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. – 2002
This publication presents the family literacy program performance standards for which all Pennsylvania family literacy programs (both Pennsylvania Adult Basic and Family Literacy Education Act 143 and Even Start) will be held accountable. It begins with an implementation plan that discusses the legislative background of the performance standards…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation
Polzella, Donald J.; Fine, Mark A. – 1994
Project Even Start is an intergenerational literacy project that promotes adult literacy, trains parents to support the educational growth of their children, and prepares children for school. The program is designed to facilitate joint participation by parents and children. It includes home-based instruction and child care, and it is integrated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citations (References), Early Childhood Education
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning. – 2002
This guide provides the administrator of a Texas Even Start Family Literacy program with the information and materials necessary to implement and conduct the program. It begins with these introductory materials: vision statement; overview of the Even Start Program; text of enabling legislation; and information on program applications, fiscal…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Early Childhood Education. – 2000
Family literacy program development is a complex process involving numerous partners, integration of four components (adult education, early childhood education, parent education and support, and adult and child interactive activities), and a blending of resources for ongoing program support through collaboration. This workbook offers the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Early Childhood Education
Seaman, Don F.; Alagaraja, Meera; Earhart, Stella – 2001
This resource guide aims to assist local Texas family literacy projects in acquiring resources to better serve their clients in the areas of adult literacy education, early childhood education, parent education, and learning disabilities. Funding resources--corporate and foundation-- are listed. Each area is approached from national, state, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Resources, Community Services
Padak, Nancy; Rasinski, Tim – 2003
The concept of family literacy is firmly rooted in a substantial research base from several disciplines, including adult literacy, emergent literacy, child development, and systems analysis. Results from a review of research from each discipline found answers to questions about benefits of family literacy. Results show family literacy programs do…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Reiff, Tana, Ed. – 1996
This guide, which is intended for administrators of programs providing adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) services in Pennsylvania, contains 59 individually authored papers devoted to planning, managing, and improving ABLE programs. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's five sections: understanding the role of the ABLE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Coordination
