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ERIC Number: ED376338
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 27
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Family Literacy in Bridge Housing.
Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh, PA.
A project proposed to demonstrate an effective delivery system for providing family literacy services to homeless parents of young children by taking the "Read Me a Story" program directly into bridge housing sites where the families resided. The approach offered was the direct parent/indirect child model. The curriculum came from adaptations of others' work as well as instructor-developed activities to reinforce the lessons. The target audience was parents of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who were residing in four bridge housing facilities located in the Greater Pittsburgh area; all participants were women. Child care was provided. The program was evaluated on a weekly basis and at the end of the six-session workshop by the instructor to determine if the content was appropriate for and acceptable to the women at the bridge housing programs. The bridge housing program staff evaluated the effectiveness upon the conclusion of the workshop sessions. Participants also evaluated the workshops at the last session by writing about their feelings about the workshop and how reading aloud had improved or changed their relationship with their children. The workshops provided useful knowledge, books, and materials for the women to spend time reading with their children. Bridge housing staff stated that the program improved the relationships between the women and their children. (Evaluations are appended.) (Author/YLB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education.
Authoring Institution: Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh, PA.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A