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Download full textAdministration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1991
In view of the literacy skills needed to participate effectively in an increasing complex society, this report discusses the importance of reading and reading development in families, and the effort that Head Start puts into promoting family literacy. The report claims that parents' literacy level can have a strong influence on parent child…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Family Literacy, Intergenerational Programs, Interpersonal Competence
Online Submission, 2007
Parent involvement in literacy instruction has a significant, positive impact on children's reading acquisition and family economic success. Much like other place-based family strengthening approaches, family literacy programs are inherently family-focused, designed to address the learning needs of an entire family rather than each separate…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Caregivers, Parent School Relationship
Chesney, Mailisha – 1995
An examination of the literature on how parents reading with their children affects children's interest and ability in reading was informative. Especially useful were 3 articles--those of Scarbrorough, Dorbrich, and Hager (1991); Ridout (1992); and Martin (1993). The first article states that not all children follow in their parents' desire for…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy, Habit Formation
