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Family & Community  Adult Education Family Literacy
Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium
Our vision is successful families. Our mission is successful partnershps.
Key Criteria for Family Literacy Program Design
Family Literacy Review
- Family Literacy
- Adult Education
- Home Visits
- Childhood Education
- Interactive Literacy
- Parenting Education
- English Language Learners
Family Literacy
- Evening & Weekend Classes
- Make Classes & Activities Accessible
- Intentionally Build Reflection into Daily Activities
- Encourage Child Attendance in Full Day Programs supplement for school age children with after- school programs
- Access to Community Resources
- Create Strong and Seamless Coordination with School Programs
- Advocacy Skill Development for Parents
- Provide Counseling to Families
- Develop and monitor Family Action Plans and Goal Setting
Childhood Education
- Provide Extended / Full Day Programs (NAEYC accredited)
- Create High-Quality Print & Literacy-Rich Environments
- Schedule Daily Opportunities to Write and Dictate Ideas
- Expose Children to Different Kinds Texts
- Work with Letters and Sounds Daily
- Integrate Reading into All Daily Routines with 2 Structured Reading Groups for Half Day Programs and 4 for Full Day Programs
- Conduct Progress Monitoring, at minimum, 3xs yearly
- Parenting Education and Interactive Literacy
- Provide Intentional Instruction to Parents in Facilitating School Readiness and Reading Skills
- Use Family Routines to Introduce Vocabulary and Extended Conversations
- Help Families Establish Reading Routines, Space and Support for Homework and Use Of Print to Communicate
- Target Increasing Interactions As Primary Goal of IL
- Engage Parents in Structured Reflection on Ways They Supported Children During IL
- Build Opportunities for Parents to Demonstrate and Practice Skills
- Strengthen Links To School Programs
- Build Skills To Help Parents Actively Partner With Teachers
Adult Education
- Provide 8 to 15 Hours of Instruction Weekly over 40 Weeks
- Minimize Mixed Ability Grouping
- Increase Staff Proficiency in Curriculum and Adaptations
- Broaden Design of Programs to Include Self-study, Tutoring, Attending Classes and Base on Family Circumstances
- Address Multiple Aspects of the Reading Process
- Explicitly Teach Comprehension Strategies across Subject Areas
- Form Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Learning
- Use Systematic Progress Monitoring to Inform Instruction
Home Visits
- Bolster Intensity
- Increase Skills of Home Visitors
- Target Family Literacy as Key Focus of Visits
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