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Look at Even Start, 1995
Even Start is a family support program focusing on family literacy and school readiness. These first seven issues of the "Look at Even Start" newsletter cover topics such as transition between preschool and kindergarten, collaboration between programs and between parents and programs, ways Even Start programs respond to parents' needs…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Family Literacy, Family Programs
Rasinski, Timothy; Padak, Nancy – 1993
To investigate the initial experiences of the various Even Start programs in Ohio following approval and funding, a project developed a survey instrument and sent it to Even Start program directors. The survey asked directors open-ended questions aimed at getting a general description of each program and a discussion of the issues and concerns…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Rasinski, Timothy; Padak, Nancy – 1994
To investigate the initial experiences of the various Even Start programs, a project developed a survey that was sent to program coordinators in Ohio. It asked open-ended questions to get descriptions and perceptions of situations that preceded turning point events and the turning point events themselves. Data from eight programs highlighted their…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Dharmadasa, Indranie – 1996
Most of the low-income, under-educated mothers in rural areas of Sri Lanka are disadvantaged and unable to provide their children with a healthy home environment, guidance, or the material support required for their children's education. This study hypothesized that educating low-income, under-educated mothers to develop their own literacy skills…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family Literacy, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
Holt, Daniel D., Ed. – 1994
A discussion of family literacy projects focuses on alternatives to traditional methods of program evaluation. In the first chapter, the distinction between standardized and alternative assessments is clarified and the special evaluation needs of family literacy projects are highlighted. The remainder of the handbook is intended to help program…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Classroom Observation Techniques, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
Soiferman, Lisa Karen – 1991
A study investigated the efficacy of a program designed to teach parents how to read to their low-achieving school-aged children to help increase the children's word recognition and comprehension. Parents whose children (grades 1-4) were receiving additional school assistance from a resource specialist were invited to enroll in the program.…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Low Achievement
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1998
Family literacy programs must acknowledge the family as the primary place of learning, and developers of family literacy programs and curricula must focus on the family unit as a whole, building upon the cultural and knowledge capital of the entire family and acknowledging gender and age power relationships within the family. Educators must…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Influence, Context Effect
Wilken, Phyllis A. – 1998
This document consists of two guides relating to reading with preschool and primary grade children, the first for parents and caregivers providing ideas for making reading aloud with children a natural and enjoyable part of family life, and the second for educators and workshop leaders outlining workshops to encourage family reading. Section 1 of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Parent Child Relationship
Weinstein, Gail – 1998
A discussion of family and intergenerational programs promoting literacy reviews selected research, current policies, goals, models for program design, and curriculum approaches. Research informing both family and intergenerational literacy programs includes early research on literacy in school-age children and more recently, studies of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Basic Skills Agency, London (England). – 1998
This document contains information from and about the Family Numeracy program, a 1-year pilot program conducted in 14 local education authorities throughout the United Kingdom to identify the most effective methods of achieving the following goals: raise the level of home support for numeracy; improve the numeracy skills of 3- to 5-year-old…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
TIU Adult Education and Job Training Center, Lewistown, PA. – 1992
The ACCEPT (Adult Computer Competency Educational Program Training) computer literacy project at an adult education and job training center in Pennsylvania was adapted for use with adult basic education students with children to provide computer skills development, an understanding of how computers are used in their children's education, and an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education and Literacy. – 1990
Abstracts of 46 projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Even Start program in 1990 are presented. Each project is from a different public school, public school district, board of education, or regional educational cooperative. Among the projects reported are the following: Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education
Smith, Carl B.; Simic, Marjorie – 1992
The amount of time students spend in classrooms is relatively short--"13% of the student's waking hours in the first 18 years of life" (Walberg, Paschal, and Weinstein, 1985). They are developing intellectually, socially, and emotionally all the time, and parents are their models and teachers most of the time. This report describes and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family Literacy, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Don, Roslyn; Carty, Joanna – 1993
This manual is the third of a three-part series of materials from a family literacy demonstration project conducted in Philadelphia public schools. It contains five units. The beginning unit has activities to use in getting started and to use as everyday activities throughout the program. The other four units have theme activities appropriate for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Family Involvement
Wrigley, Heide Spruck – 1993
A 2-year national study by Aguirre International identified effective and innovative instructional approaches, methods, and technologies used to provide literacy instruction for adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy students. Adult ESL literacy learners were found to be varied in terms of literacy backgrounds and experience. Adults who…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Organizations, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
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