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How to Add Family Literacy to Your Programan Administrative GuidePREFACE Many LVA students over the course of the years have been – and are – parents with an interest in children's books. Over time, groups of such students have formed. In 1988, LVA responded to this development by introducing its family literacy tutor training module Reading With Children. Since then, interest in family literacy has exploded across the country. It is manifest everywhere, from grassroots programs to large umbrella organizations like The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. People are recognizing the importance of family literacy and are organizing to foster it. As interest in family literacy grew, so did the demand for a handbook that would guide interested parties in establishing successful family literacy programs. LVA resolved to meet this demand. In 1990, LVA, under a grant from the GTE Foundation, founded family literacy projects under the auspices of six volunteer literacy programs in the southern United States. After a year, we asked, "What worked?" "What didn't work?" and "How could we do things better?" Then, we surveyed family literacy projects beyond the GTE sites and beyond the LVA network.
This administrative guide, with examples drawn from actual family literacy programs, is designed to help literacy organizations integrate a family literacy strand into their ongoing services. It is addressed to the interested party (board member, program director, or volunteer administrator) who has the ideas. The "How to" sections would be carried out by a coordinator and other administrative staff – paid or volunteer.
To order a copy of How to Add Family Literacy to Your Program, call toll free 1-800-LVA-8812. |
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