Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| Family Literacy | 8 |
| Immigrants | 8 |
| Program Descriptions | 8 |
| Literacy Education | 5 |
| Family Programs | 4 |
| Adult Literacy | 3 |
| English (Second Language) | 3 |
| Adult Basic Education | 2 |
| Adult Education | 2 |
| Adult Educators | 2 |
| Childrens Literature | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| ALA Editions | 1 |
| BEOutreach | 1 |
| International Review of… | 1 |
| Multicultural Education | 1 |
| National Center for the Study… | 1 |
| New Directions for Adult and… | 1 |
| Theory Into Practice | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| ERIC Publications | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Media Staff | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkKaiper-Marquez, Anna; Wolfe, Emily; Clymer, Carol; Lee, Jungeun; McLean, Elisabeth Grinder; Prins, Esther; Stickel, Tabitha – International Review of Education, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to extraordinary changes in family literacy instruction, forcing face-to-face programmes to shift rapidly (or "on the fly") to online, remote instruction. This study is one of the few on online teaching and learning in family literacy and, to the knowledge of the authors, the first on emergency remote…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Pandemics, COVID-19, Family Literacy
Download full textHuerta, Mary Esther Soto; Riojas-Cortez, Mari – Multicultural Education, 2011
This study was inspired by the literary elements of "cuentos tipicos" (culturally-relevant stories). The book "Prietita y la llorona" ("Prietita and the Ghost Woman") written by Anzaldua (1995) is a good example of a "cuento" that provides information about medicinal herbs and also includes…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Young Children, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries
Iddings, Ana Christina DaSilva – Theory Into Practice, 2009
This article reports on a family literacy program that began with the creation and implementation of a Welcome Center in an elementary school in the Southwest United States. This center was intended to be a place where recent immigrant students and their families, teachers, as well as other community members, came together to participate in…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Immigrants, Family School Relationship, Empowerment
Diamant-Cohen, Betsy, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2010
Co-author of the popular titles "Booktalking Bonanza" and "The Early Literacy Kit", Betsy Diamant-Cohen brings together 18 examples of successful outreach partnerships that children's librarians and administrators can adapt to their own situations. Contributors from the U.S and Canada explain how they partnered with schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Readiness, Reading Programs, Outreach Programs
Weinstein-Shr, Gail, Ed.; Quintero, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1995
Teachers' and developers' descriptions of intergenerational literacy programs for immigrants are collected here. Topics addressed include appropriate program design, the quality of intergenerational collaboration, student journals, learner-centered curriculum design, traditional and personal storytelling as a literacy approach, education and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Design, Family Literacy
Larson, Desi – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
To improve current civil society and achieve the possibilities globalization offers, we must incorporate an education-for-empowerment approach to lifelong learning. This chapter explores the potential, promise, and implications for local action and dialogue.
Descriptors: Global Approach, Lifelong Learning, Role of Education, Educational Objectives
BEOutreach, 1994
This special issue of the newsletter "BEOutreach" focuses on the theme of family literacy program design and implementation. Articles address these topics: the influence of language and literacy on relationships within families and between families and schools; innovative approaches to family literacy that emphasize excellence; examples of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Literacy, Bilingualism, Daily Living Skills
Kegan, Robert; Broderick, Maria; Drago-Severson, Eleanor; Helsing, Deborah; Popp, Nancy; Portnow, Kathryn – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2001
How do ABE/ESOL (Adult Basic Education/English for Speakers of Other Languages) programs shape adult learners, and how do adult learners, in turn, shape their programs? Beyond the acquisition of important skills (such as greater fluency in the English language) what are the bigger internal meanings for adults of participating in ABE/ESOL…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
