Administrators and Teachers

Family Literacy

Federal Definition of Family Literacy

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:

• Interactive literacy activities between parents and their children
• Training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in their child’s education
• Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency
• Age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences

Sources:

• Workforce Investment Act (Adult Education and Family Literacy Act)
• Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Even Start)
• Head Start Reauthorization
• Reading Excellence Act
• Community services Block Grant Act