Family & Community Adult Education Family Literacy
Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium

Our vision is successful families. Our mission is successful partnershps.

Resources for Programs

Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
For information on adult education in Massachusetts and links to related resources

Adult and Family Literacy Directory
Or call 1-800-447-8844 for statewide program locations and volunteer
opportunities in Massachusetts

Calendar of Events
For dates of trainings and events

Certificate in Family Literacy
An online Certificate in Family Literacy offered by The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy and the National Center for Family Literacy

Community Partnerships for Adult Learning
From model family literacy curricula and lesson plans to guidance on effective instruction and teacher recruitment

Community Tool Box
For promoting community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources

A Decade of Family Literacy: Programs, Outcomes, and the Future
Reviews and synthesizes reports about family literacy programs and practices, focusing on outcomes for adult learners

Even Start Family Literacy Documents

   Massachusetts Even Start IPQ Outcomes & Performance Indicators FY 2007

Even Start Indicators of Program Quality (IPQ) for Massachusetts
Even Start legislation requires all states to develop IPQs. The IPQs are performance outcomes that measure the progress families achieve by participating in the Even Start program.

Even Start Indicators of Program Quality: Performance Criteria for Massachusetts
The performance criteria are the standards by which performance outcomes (IPQs) are measured.

Even Start Standards for Massachusetts
This document presents the standards required of all Even Start programs in Massachusetts. The standards are presented in ten major categories reflecting the full continuum of areas critical to program management and implementation. Each standard is accompanied by correlating criteria.

Even Start State Evaluation Protocols and Evaluation Instruments
These protocols and instruments were used to conduct the Even Start state evaluation.

Even Start 2002 State Evaluation Report
The annual state evaluation report reflects findings and recommendations for Even Start programs.

Guide to Assess Quality of Family Literacy Programs for Massachusetts
This guide presents characteristics of a quality Even Start family literacy program reflected in eleven major program features. The guide provides a framework for program reflection, self-assessment and local program evaluation.

Relationship between Program Quality Characteristics and Outcomes in Massachusetts
This preliminary study for 2002-2003 examines the relationship between the Massachusetts quality characteristics in the Guide to Assess Quality of Family Literacy Programs and family outcomes.

Evidence-based Family Literacy Models
A literature search was conducted in March, 2007 to identify research of evidence-based models that demonstrates effective family literacy programming. The following documents reflect this research.

   What is the Best Model for Delivering Family Literacy Services? A Review of the Literature
This document provides findings from 27 research studies described in a "Family Literacy Matrix" and sorted into seven areas: family literacy, adult education, home visits, early childhood education, interactive literacy, parenting education, and English language learners.

Summary of Key Findings from the Family Literacy Review
This document provides a bulleted summary of the key findings identified in What is the Best Model for Delivering Family Literacy Services? A Review of the Literature.

Summary of Implications of Key Findings from the Family Literacy Review
This document provides a bulleted summary of the key findings with a focus on implications for practice.

Key Criteria for Family Literacy Program Design
This document represents key criteria extrapolated from the summaries of the key findings.

Family Involvement Fact Sheet
A two page summary of highlights from Strong Families, Strong Schools: U.S. Department of Education

Family Literacy Guide
For a curriculum framework for English as a Second Language instruction in a family literacy program

Family Literacy Month
Tips on how to promote family literacy during Massachusetts Family Literacy Month in November and all year long

Family Literacy Products
Send your name, mailing address, and quantity needed to MFLC@doe.mass.edu. Materials are free of charge and funded with resources from the U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

• Video: The Story of Family Literacy is a Story of Family Success 1997 (Limit one video per program.)

  The Story of Family Literacy is a Story of Family Success is a 17 minute video developed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium (MFLC). The story is primarily told through the voices of parents and their own personal experiences. The purpose of the video is to provide information and awareness about family literacy and its importance, benefits and impact on families. Audiences for this video may include, but are not limited to: policymakers; community leaders; local businesses; potential providers (school district staff both administrative and direct service, community based organizations, social service agencies, etc.), parents as a recruitment tool; and the general public. Please feel free to make copies of this video to share with other interested parties.

• Bookmark with Reading Tips: Open a Book and Open a Whole New World to Your Child
  (available in English only.)

Family Literacy Resource Notebook
The Ohio Family Literacy Statewide Initiative and the Ohio Literacy Resource Center developed this resource notebook to provide information to family literacy providers and organizations who are interested in learning more about family literacy.

Family Literacy Special Collection
The Family Literacy Special Collection has resources including news items involving family literacy programs, resources to extend Parent Time and Parent and Child Together (PACT) Time, and free professional development activities and resources.

Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy: Annotated Bibliography
The Annotated Bibliography provides annotations of about 200 publications pertaining to family literacy

Health Literacy Month
Fact sheets, articles, ideas, and other resources for promoting understandable health information

Links
For additional state and national contacts

Massachusetts Family Literacy Collection at the Lawrence Public Library
Call (978) 682-1727 to borrow materials through the statewide interlibrary loan system. Ask for information on the Family Literacy Collection.

MFLC Community Needs and Assets Profiles
For selected needs and assets data for Massachusetts cities and towns

The Partnership for Reading
For findings of evidence-based reading research; principles about reading instruction; and products to help improve reading that parents, teachers, administrators, and policy-makers can use

Public Service Announcements
Download announcements and view transcripts in English and Spanish to increase public awareness of family literacy and the Adult and Family Literacy Hotline

SABES (System for Adult Basic Education Support)
The SABES mission is developing the skills, talents, and knowledge of Adult Basic Education (ABE) practitioners so that they may provide exemplary service to adult learners. Find information about training and materials for ABE educators and programs.

2001 Success Stories
Stories of three adult learners enrolled in family literacy programs including pictures of their families at the awards ceremony

Please address any questions or comments to MFLC@doe.mass.edu