| Family Literacy Resource Notebook |
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/famlitnotebook/ |
Notebook provides information on those new
to family literacy or for those practitioners who wish to enrich their
family literacy programs.
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| Four Components of Family Literacy Programs |
http://wvabe.org/wvfli/four_components.html |
Based on the Kenan Family Literacy Project,
and through demonstration family literacy programs National Center
for Family Literacy (NCFL) has defined the essential elements of effective
family literacy programs into four components. |
| Help Your Children to Learn: A Guide to Supporting
Reading for parents of Primary School Children |
www.parentcentre.gov.uk/linkAttachments/Reading%20Primary.pdf |
Ideas in the leaflet have been developed by
parents and can be used with, or adapted for, both primary and secondary
age children and young people. Each section is divided into: Instant
Ideas, Try Making Time To, and What Should I Know. |
| Literacy Tips for Children |
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Pubs/child_lit_tips.pdf |
Lists for different age groups that can be
used in family literacy programs. Each list contains developmental
milestones, suggested books, and a list to world wide websites that
contain research-based information for parents. |
Making Literacy Part of Every Day in Child
Care
(Canadian Child Care Federation) |
www.cfc-efc.ca/docs/cccf/00000104.htm |
This document outlines activities child care
workers can use to foster the development of literacy in pre-school
children. |
| Multicultural Books in Family Literacy Programs |
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Pubs/0300-7.htm |
“The purpose of this [paper] is to focus
on multicultural picture books from two groups that are well represented
in Ohio: African-Americans and Appalachians.” |
Online Courses
(Verizon Literacy University) |
www.vluonline.org/course/ |
Online courses for potential volunteers, existing
volunteers, program directors and staff. The types of courses offered
are self-paced, instructor-led or blended learning. |
Parents as Partners in Reading
(Canadian Child Care Federation) |
www.cfc-efc.ca/docs/cccf/rs002_en.htm |
A sheet of tips on how to encourage literacy. |