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