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Download full textSt. Pierre, Robert; Gamse, Beth; Alamprese, Judith; Rimdzius, Tracy; Tao, Fumiyo – 1998
The Even Start Family Literacy Program is intended to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities available to low-income families with limited educational experiences. Based on state and national evaluations, this report for policy makers and practitioners summarizes what has been learned about the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Family Literacy
Tao, Fumiyo; Gamse, Beth; Tarr, Hope – 1998
The Even Start Literacy Program addresses the basic educational needs of parents and children of low-income families by providing a unified program of: (1) adult basic or secondary education and literacy programs for parents; (2) assistance for parents to effectively promote their children's educational development; and (3) early childhood…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Family Literacy, Literacy Education
Tao, Fumiyo; Khan, Sherry; Gamse, Beth; St. Pierre, Robert; Tarr, Hope – 1998
The Even Start Family Literacy Program addresses the basic educational needs of parents and children of low-income families by providing a unified program of: (1) adult education and literacy programs for parents; (2) early childhood education for their children; and (3) assistance for parents to effectively promote their children's educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Family Literacy, Literacy Education
Tao, Fumiyo; Arriola, Christine – 1997
This report presents results of special analyses of data on seven of the nine Even Start programs administered by tribes or tribal organizations in 1994-95. The tribal Even Start program is a set-aside component of the U.S. Department of Education's Even Start Family Literacy Program. Even Start combines adult literacy, early childhood education,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Tao, Fumiyo; Khan, Sherry; Arriola, Christine – 1998
This report is a descriptive analysis of the migrant education Even Start Literacy Program and of families served in 1995-96. The 9 migrant Even Start projects funded in 1995-96 are described and compared to 563 reporting projects nationwide (out of 576 total). Nine state educational agencies received grants to help parents of currently migratory…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics, Family Literacy
Tao, Fumiyo; Khan, Sherry; Arriola, Christine – 1998
This report is a descriptive analysis of the tribal Even Start Literacy Program and of families served in 1995-96. Eight of 9 tribal Even Start projects funded in 1995-96 are described and compared to 563 projects reporting nationwide (out of 576 total). Grants were awarded to federally recognized American Indian tribes or tribal organizations to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, American Indian Education, American Indians, Early Childhood Education
Alamprese, Judith A.; Tao, Fumiyo – 2001
The National Center for Family Literacy (FCFL) began the Family Independence Initiative (FII) to address the needs of welfare recipients and their families for literacy services. During the FII's development phase in 1997-1998, NCFL funded five family literacy program grantees to develop models of work-focused family literacy services. To satisfy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Career Awareness, Coordination
St. Pierre, Robert; Ricciuti, Anne; Tao, Fumiyo; Creps, Cindy; Swartz, Janet; Lee, Wang; Parsad, Amanda; Rimdzius, Tracy – 2003
The Even Start Literacy Program, established in 1989, aims to simultaneously improve the literacy of children and their parents through (1) early childhood education; (2) parenting education; (3) adult education; and (4) parent-child joint literacy activities. The report details findings from the third national Even Start evaluation. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adult Basic Education, Compensatory Education
PDF pending restorationTao, Fumiyo; And Others – 1997
Even Start is a family-centered national literacy program whose goal is to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by expanding the educational opportunities available to low-income families with limited educational experiences. To reach this goal, all Even Start projects provide services in each of three core areas: adult education, parenting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adults, Disadvantaged Environment
