Parents: Applied literacy skills to family issues

• Read to/increased reading to my child; talked about books read
• Helped my child with homework; discussed school work and homework
• Attended a parent/teacher conference; volunteered in my child's school
• Increased number of books/types of reading materials in my home
• Taught my child/parent/sibling to do something using the computer
• Learned about the software my child uses in school
• Composed and illustrated stories, cards, family calendar, etc. on the computer
• Participated, with family, in community literacy activities
• Developed personal and/or family budget
• Found information on the World Wide Web/Internet

Parents: Attained employability skills/improved employment or economic status

• Learned basic computer literacy skills and how to use different software
• Wrote a resume and produced it on a computer
• Learned word processing or increased skills
• Learned how to use E-mail
• Read and understood work-related information
• Read and understood signs, manuals, forms, etc.
• Gained employment or obtained job advancement
• Passed one or more sections of the GED
• Obtained license or certification
• Enrolled in continuing education or vocational training

Parents: Demonstrated knowledge of, and application of, skills in the community

• Used library and other information services
• Found information on the World Wide Web/Internet
• Involved family in civic/community activities
• Registered to vote or voted
• Received U. S. citizenship or legal immigrant status

Gains for children

• Engaged in cooperative activities with other children and/or parents and/or siblings
• Applied literacy skills to creative projects
• Increased ability to stay on task, willingness to go beyond minimal expectations, and willingness to take more risks
• Expanded scope and/or time involved in literacy-related activities
• Accessed information in a library
• Applied basic computer skills to projects

Gains for literacy programs

• Added a program component which has a proven benefit
• Incorporated additional volunteers, including new and diverse groups of volunteers
• Developed volunteer models that are different from a more traditional adult literacy model
• Adapted or developed tutor training to engage volunteers in family literacy
• Adapted participant intake, support and evaluation structures to fit family literacy services
• Initiated or expanded upon collaborative programming

Benefits for communities

• A more literate workforce
• More self-sufficient families
• Increased parental involvement in children's education
• Better prepared children
• Increased family participation in community activities
• Effective collaborations of educational institutions, community organizations and businesses to reach those in need of literacy services

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