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Prahl, Alison – Reading Psychology, 2023
Book gifting programs such as Imagination Library aim to foster a love of reading and increase children's exposure to books and academic success. This study is a conceptual replication of previous studies focused on the Imagination Library program. To examine home literacy practices and caregiver perceptions of the Imagination Library, 149…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Books, Libraries, Predictor Variables
Melissa Baralt; Shayl F. Griffith; K. Lori Hanson; Nicolas André; Lisa Blair; Daniel M. Bagner – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2024
Haitian Creole, or Krey'ol, has a unique history because it is historically an oral language; however, significant efforts have been made to standardize its orthography and to promote its literacy base. It also comes from a diglossic society: Haitian Creole is spoken in familiar settings such as the home, while French is used in formal settings…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Literacy Education, Creoles
Stacy, Jen – Ethnography and Education, 2020
Family literacy programmes operate on the periphery of American education and often employ a deficit orientation toward minoritized families; still, parents view these programmes as language-learning resources. This ethnographic study explores the experiences of Latina mothers enrolled in a school-based family literacy programme in Nebraska to…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Minority Groups, Ethnography
Doyle, Antoinette; Li, Ling – SAGE Open, 2021
Family-focused early learning programs aim to assist parents in supporting their young children language and literacy development. This study examined program access and learning opportunities for diverse families across a wide range of community-based settings in one eastern Canadian province. As well, the study examined practitioners'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Access to Education, Community Programs
He, Ye; Wilson, Deborah; Scott, Amanda; Zhao, Xingyi – School Community Journal, 2019
The increasing number of English learners in local communities in the U.S. include both children and their family members. There is an urgent need to provide educational support for both generations of English learners. In this report from the field, a partnership program using a two-generation approach is described. Based on interviews,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Intergenerational Programs, Cultural Capital, Partnerships in Education
Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, Rantoul. – 1992
This report, the fourth in a series describing an ongoing investigation of Illinois family literacy programs, documents the work and organization of a group that studied and developed state policy in the area of family literacy. The report includes the following: (1) the position paper that outlines the findings of the family literacy policy group…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Policy, Family Literacy
Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, Rantoul. – 1992
As a follow-up to phase 1 in reports 1-2, this report presents the second and third phases of a project which examined changes in seven Illinois family literacy programs, assisted the sites in implementing evaluation systems, and tested the usefulness of an evaluation framework. In phase 2, structured and conversational interviews and site…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Family Literacy
Neuman, Susan B. – 1996
These two documents discuss two related family literacy projects that were conducted to develop a model for providing sustained literacy and developmental activities to economically disadvantaged families throughout Pennsylvania. The first document details the development/implementation of the Families Reading Together program, which built upon…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Van Horn, Barbara; And Others – 1992
The Family Learning Project, a family literacy program, focused on providing Centre County, Pennsylvania, families with basic skills instruction within the context of family learning. Parents, working with specially trained family literacy tutors, received basic skills instruction tailored to their individual and family needs. Using the functional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Involvement, Family Literacy
Sheared, Vanessa – 2001
A study focused on the effect of welfare reform legislation on literacy or social service providers and families participating in the programs. Program staff and participants in Wisconsin and California were surveyed and interviewed to determine how welfare reform impacted what they do programmatically or personally. Findings indicated receipt of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income, Family Literacy
Anderson, Jean E. – 1994
This report, which is intended for individuals developing family literacy (FL) programs, contains background information on the research, development, operation, evaluation, and outcomes of federal- and state-level FL initiatives. Discussed in section 1 are the following topics: the importance/benefits of FL programs; definitions of literacy and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
Miller, Susan Finn – 1999
Issues surrounding teaching competencies in family literacy programs were examined in a study of two well-established Even Start sites in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The program, which served 34 ethnically diverse adult learners, offered 25 hours of adult basic education, general educational development (GED), and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs