Description

 Intergenerational

A children’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) program supports the development of emergent literacy in child participants, while separate programming for parents focuses on family literacy, parenting skills, and/or adult literacy and upgrading. Structured child-parent interaction, known as PACT (parents and children together), gives parents opportunities to practice the skills and strategies they have learned. Examples of this type of program are Parenting for a Literate Community and From Lullabies to Literacy. More...

Focus on Parents

Parents participate in workshop-style training that focuses on enhancing their ability to support the development of children’s literacy at home. Some programs focus on helping parents develop effective story-reading strategies and encouraging them to read to children at home; others include topics such as how children learn through dramatic play, developing children’s self-esteem, and developmental stages. An example of this type of program is Parents’ Roles Interacting With Teacher Support (PRINTS). More...

Children and Parents Together

Parents and pre-school children participate in sessions together where they engage in language and literacy-related activities such as rhymes, songs, and storytelling. The emphasis in the sessions is on enjoyment, and the objective is to increase parental awareness and involvement in child literacy development. An example of this type of program is the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program. More...

 Distribution of Family Literacy Resources

Community volunteers and/or staff of literacy or family support organizations develop and distribute literacy resources to families. These “family literacy kits” can include children’s books, games, craft activities and materials, and information for parents on how to use the kit at home. Examples of this type of program are Reading and Parents Program (RAPP) and Storysacks. More...