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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
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
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Tao, 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
Tao, Fumiyo; Arriola, Christine – 1997
This report analyzes data submitted by 11 of 14 state Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) projects operating in 1994-95. These projects provide migrant families with an integrated program of early childhood education, adult education, and parenting education. The data were drawn from the Even Start Information System (ESIS), which collected…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, English (Second Language), Family English Literacy, Family Programs