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FAMILY LITERACY
Definition
“Family literacy services” means services that
are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient
duration, to make sustainable changes in a family and that must
integrate opportunities to learn new skills and discover new abilities
in the following activities:
Services
- Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency
- Training for parents to be the primary teacher for their
children and full partners in the education of their children
- Interactive literacy activities between parents and children
Activities
Opportunities for parents to become involved in any of the family
literacy components:
Interactive Literacy Activities
- Provide booklets with information, tools and activities they
can use in the home to succeed in school to help their child
develop the skills critical to academic success
- Host family reading activities to improve thinking and
memory abilities, build language skills and identify resources
for problem readers
- Facilitate homework assistance exercises to develop positive
study habits and skills and encourage them to use time well
Adult Education
- GED Classes
- Life Skills Sessions
- ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) Classes
- Homeownership Series
- Budgeting and Finances
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