Building on Existing Strengths To Increase Family Literacy. ERIC Digest Number 145.

Autor/in	Schwartz, Wendy
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY.
Titel	Building on Existing Strengths To Increase Family Literacy. ERIC Digest Number 145.
Quelle	(1999), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	0889-8049
Schlagwörter	Family Literacy; Family Programs; Literacy Education; Parent Education; Parent Participation; Partnerships in Education; Preschool Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Family program; Familienprogramm; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Elternmitwirkung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	This digest focuses on strategies for reaching families and increasing family literacy that reflect the strengths families already have. The Federal Even Start Family Literacy Program, authorized in 1988, is the catalyst for much of the family literacy activity nationally. Funded programs must adhere to Even Start's core organizational curriculum, and evaluation requirements and goals, but program models vary greatly and the degree to which programs reflect and involve the families they serve varies, although multisite programs tend to be more generic in organization and curriculum. Recruitment strategies that reflect cultural diversity and local norms, stress personnel contact, and use former program participants are most effective. Considering themselves partners in the learning process both engages and empowers parents. Some curriculum components have been shown to increase family literacy program effectiveness with diverse learners. Especially effective are those that create opportunities for developing traditional literacy skills while showing participants that their native ways of communication are also valid literacy activities. Developing parental skills is the goal of all family literacy programs, and those that build on participants' strengths also build participants' self-esteem. (Contains 12 references.) (SLD)
Anmerkungen	ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Box 40, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027; Tel: 800-601-4868 (Toll Free).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC