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Download full textHousel, 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
Peer reviewedNurss, Joanne R. – ELT Journal, 2000
Describes an intergenerational literacy English-as-a-Second-Language program. Stories were used to foster language and literacy development in English and participants' native language. Activities were built on the oral tradition. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Family Literacy, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries
Zakaluk, Beverley L. – 1991
The first phase of Book Bridges, an English-as-a-Second Language literacy project for immigrant women and their children, was evaluated. Fifteen clients completed the first 10-week, 60-hour program designed to increase English vocabularies, give clients opportunities to express ideas in English, and provide a framework for facilitating…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cost Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
National Center on Adult Literacy, Philadelphia, PA. – 1995
This document, which was developed for use by the participants in a national staff development videoconference on making sense of the issues in family and adult literacy, contains useful information and resources for literacy program staff who are considering making changes in their literacy programs. The document consists of the following:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies
McCrossan, Linda V. – 1996
The report describes a family literacy program in the Allentown School District (Pennsylvania). Instructional activities included two adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes using resources of the school district, Adult Literacy Center of the Lehigh Valley, and a local church, which provided child care facilities. Adults met twice weekly…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Churches
BEOutreach, 1994
This special issue of the newsletter "BEOutreach" focuses on the theme of family literacy program design and implementation. Articles address these topics: the influence of language and literacy on relationships within families and between families and schools; innovative approaches to family literacy that emphasize excellence; examples of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Literacy, Bilingualism, Daily Living Skills
Rosynek, Joy – 1993
This final performance report provides project outcome information and data to the U.S. Department of Education for the federally-funded Library Literacy Program. The Jackson District Library (Michigan) conducted a project that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, employment…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
