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National Center for Families Learning, 2023
Family learning systems are dependent upon coalitions of institutions, organizations, community members, and families who engage in deep, comprehensive work bringing together a continuum of programs and resources-- spanning birth through adulthood--in family literacy, family engagement, and family leadership. These intentional efforts will create…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Access to Education, Agency Cooperation
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Berscheid, Michelle – Childhood Education, 2023
Family Literacy is an intergenerational program that brings parents and preschool- or elementary-age children to school together. It can provide a depth in education that allows learning opportunities for children and the adults in their lives. As relationships are built, learning becomes circular between parents, children, and teachers. This…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Preschool Children
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2017
Although they are often overlooked by policymakers, intergenerational approaches to literacy and learning have huge potential across a range of agendas and particularly for disadvantaged and vulnerable families. Research evidence reveals the considerable benefits of family learning for both children and adults. Fostering a culture of learning…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Environment, Numeracy, Language Skills
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Mosley, Anna – Waikato Journal of Education, 2016
Straddling conventional education system boundaries between adult learners and children, and between employment-related and social benefits, family literacy programmes are not well recognised or supported in New Zealand's policy and funding environment. In this article, I reflect on my personal experience of redesigning the Whanau Ara Mua…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Program Development, Pacific Islanders, Cultural Influences
Mooney, Angela; Prins, Esther – Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, 2015
This practitioner's guide discusses what digital storytelling (DST) is and reasons for using it in family literacy (FL) programs. Examples of FL programs using DST effectively are provided, along with concrete steps for implementation. The guide concludes with important considerations for educators and a list of resources.
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Story Telling, Multimedia Materials
Cramer, Joshua – National Center for Families Learning, 2016
For more than a decade, the number of adults who cannot read has plateaued at around 32 million (HuffPost Books, 2014). According to the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, 67% of children are not proficient readers by the end of third grade (Smith, 2015). Given the high stakes attached to acquiring multiple literacies in order to access basic…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Community Programs
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Housel, David A. – School Community Journal, 2020
Over the past century in the U.S., stronger parental involvement in children's education has been encouraged and, more recently, codified into state teaching standards. Despite this, fully engaging parents as equal and respected partners has remained elusive. The quest seems particularly perplexing when attempting to enhance participation of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
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Chaney, Cassandra – Journal of Negro Education, 2014
Literacy is one of the strongest predictors of adult success, yet one in four children are illiterate and 50% of adults cannot read a book that is written on an eighth grade level. Although African American children from low-income homes are three times more likely than White children to be poor, and at greater risk for illiteracy, this author is…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Intergenerational Programs, African American Family, African American Children
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
Within a learning family, every member is a lifelong learner. A family literacy and learning approach is more likely to break the intergenerational cycle of low education and inadequate literacy skills, particularly among disadvantaged families and communities. The selection of case studies presented in this compilation show that for an…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Teaching Methods, Lifelong Learning, Family Literacy
National Center for Families Learning, 2014
This brief explores some of the evidence supporting approaches to family engagement that are effective methods of improving academic achievement. It also includes an overview of different types of family engagement, including case study examples of promising practices and recommendations for parents, school personnel, program officials, and…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Volunteers, Intergenerational Programs
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Anderson, Jim; Purcell-Gates, Victoria; Lenters, Kimberly; McTavish, Marianne – Community Literacy Journal, 2012
In this article, we share real-world literacy activities that we designed and implemented in two early literacy classes for preschoolers from two inner-city neighbourhoods that were part of an intergenerational family literacy program, Literacy for Life (LFL). The program was informed by research that shows that young children in high literate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Literacy, Intergenerational Programs, Literacy Education
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Packard, Becky Wai-Ling – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2001
Explores the bi-directional benefits of family literacy practices involving English as a Second Language (ESL) immigrant parents and their children. Discusses the literature on family literacy and culturally relevant texts. Shares and analyzes the case of a shared reading practice. Suggests that this informal family literacy practice could help to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Family Literacy, Intergenerational Programs
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Jongsma, Kathleen Stumpf – Reading Teacher, 1990
Presents detailed descriptions of two intergenerational literacy programs currently functioning to meet family literacy needs. (MG)
Descriptors: Family Influence, Family Involvement, Family Literacy, Intergenerational Programs
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Whitty, Pam; Brown, Cheryl; Crawford, Sally – English Quarterly, 2002
Reflects upon the development, implementation and research of specific intergenerational family literacy initiatives in the Anglophone section of New Brunswick. Presents four initiatives and discusses working with the community, working in the neighborhood, and working within a university context. (SG)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Involvement, Educational Research, Family Literacy
National Center for Family Literacy, Louisville, KY. – 1996
This report showcases four programs nationally recognized as leaders in family literacy--each of these programs has participated in a validation process sponsored by the National Diffusion Network (NDN), an agency of the United States Department of Education that disseminates information and training about exemplary educational programs and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Family Literacy
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