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Family Literacy Projects

Family literacy services are defined as: “services that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes in a family and that integrate all of the following activities:

(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and their children.
(B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the education of their children.
(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency.
(D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences.”

Source: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Even Start)
Head Start Act
Reading Excellence Act
Workforce Investment Act (Adult Education and Family Literacy Act)
Community Services Block Grant Act (CSBG)

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ABC's of Family Literacy (for parents) (PDF)

Family literacy-related resources for Teachers and Parents

Common Core Resources for Parents

Summer Reading Resources

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