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Download full textNorthampton Community Coll., Bethlehem, PA. Adult Literacy Div. – 1995
To break intergenerational patterns of literacy-related problems, four 10-week cycles of family literacy programming provided direct literacy and family literacy instruction for fathers incarcerated in Northampton County Prison. Participants included 10-12 fathers per cycle of 50 hours weekly in 6 hours of adult basic education, English as a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education, Curriculum Development
Hannon, Peter – 1995
This book discusses what can be done to extend literacy and raise literacy standards for all sections of the population, the relationship between home learning and school learning, and the role of parents in their children's education, focusing on the situation in England. It is designed to assist teachers who work cooperatively with parents in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family Literacy, Family School Relationship
Ormiston, Liz, Ed. – Literacy Works, 1992
These four issues of the quarterly publication of the Saskatchewan Literacy Network in Canada are each devoted to a separate aspect of literacy and literacy education. In addition to an editorial and series of articles on the issue topic, each issue includes book reviews and network news. Some issues also include interviews and annotated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
Seaman, Don; And Others – 1991
Literacy programs in the United States have taken either a preventive approach for children or a remediation approach for adults. A new approach, family literacy, involves both parents and children in literacy acquisition. The National Center for Family Literacy provides training and assistance to family literacy programs through a process called…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City. – 1992
This document presents the first statewide master plan for Nevada literacy, called Nevada Literacy 2000, as developed by the Literacy Coalition Advisory Council. It begins with the mission statement of the council. These 11 goals with concomitant objectives are then presented: needs assessment, Nevada Literacy Coalition, adult basic education,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Rodriguez-Brown, Flora V.; Mulhern, Margaret M. – 1992
A family literacy program for increasing 3- to 5-year-old children's literacy skills by educating their Mexican American parents is evaluated. Project Family Literacy--Aprendiendo, Mejorando, Educando ("Learning, Improving, Educating") (Project FLAME) is a federally funded program addressing Hispanic Americans' academic failure,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Texas State Literacy Council, Austin. – 1991
Texas' overall goal must be to reduce the percentage of its population without basic literacy and numeracy skills to no more than the percentage of jobs available to these underprepared workers. With only 14 percent of tomorrow's jobs projected to require less than a high school education, nearly one Texas worker in five will be unemployable. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Correctional Education
Moke, Susan, Ed.; Shermis, Michael, Ed. – 1992
This manual is a resource book for organizers and leaders and parent groups who want to explore specific strategies to help children become better writers. The guide contains material necessary to conduct a 1- or 1.5-hour session on how parents can make writing more meaningful for children. The guide includes: (1) a leader's guide with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Family Literacy, Parent Child Relationship
Richardson, Donna Castle; And Others – 1993
This report describes an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Oklahoma City Public Schools' Even Start Family Literacy Project (ESFLP). The ESFLP sought to: (1) improve parents' basic literacy and employment skills; (2) enable parents to take a teaching-guiding role with their children; (3) encourage parents to become true partners with schools…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Family Literacy, Literacy Education
Hawk, Kim; And Others – 1993
The Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. developed the Family Literacy Project, an innovative cooperative family literacy project with the Uniontown (Pennsylvania) School District. The project's purpose was to provide economically and educationally disadvantaged parents of teenagers with the following: basic skills instruction, instruction…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Bryan Independent School District, TX. – 1994
Project PALS (Parenting and Literacy Skills) was designed as a model of holistic comprehensive family literacy for those families connected with a Head Start program. Forty-three of an anticipated 75 families were served. Adult students who were referred by Head Start personnel participated in classes in English as a Second Language, Adult Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, At Risk Persons, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
Hibpshman, Terrance L. – 1989
An evaluation was made of PACE (Parent and Child Education), a family literacy program initiated in Kentucky in 1986. PACE was created because of the widespread belief that the state has a serious problem with undereducation of its adult population and the belief also that this problem is the result of persistent patterns of educational failure…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Environment, Family Influence
National Institute for Literacy, 2002
"EFF HOT (Highlights on Teaching Topics) Topics" is a publication of the EFF (Equipped for the Future) Center for Training and Technical Assistance. Each issue concentrates on a specific topic, highlighting examples of actual practice and offering strategies and tools for using EFF in the classroom. This issue of "HOT Topics"…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Learning Processes, Family Literacy, Technical Assistance
Illinois Community College Board, 2005
This report summarizes the results of academic, career and technical, adult education, and developmental education programs that were reviewed during fiscal year 2005. Summaries include both program strengths and the common challenges colleges face in keeping instruction relevant while maintaining cost-efficiency. Specific quality improvements at…
Descriptors: Flexible Scheduling, Technical Education, College Programs, Adult Education
Longview Public Library, WA. – 1993
Project Read at the Longview (Washington) Public Library conducted a program to maintain and expand the Family Literacy Center to provide a monitored tutoring site and family outreach program for a minimum of 75 adult learners and 40 tutors. Two projects were involved: (1) Project READ focused on adult learners with a one-on-one tutoring approach;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Involvement, Family Literacy
