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Arkansas Statewide Family Literacy
Initiative allows state agencies, with both
state and federal resources, to provide a multiplicity
of services for pre-school children and their families.
Adult education and family literacy are regarded as essential
for developing a stronger workforce in the state and for
preparing children to enter school ready to learn.
The
Arkansas Statewide Family Literacy
Initiative is funded by a grant from the
U. S. Department of Education. This endeavor seeks to
create a partnership of service providers and advocate
training for schools, community service providers and
agencies, in order to provide quality services for families.
Family
Literacy Services are services provided to participants
on a voluntary basis that are of sufficient intensity
and duration to make sustainable changes in a family,
and integrate the four (4) components.
Family Literacy consists of four (4) components:
- Interactive
literacy activities between parents and their children
Parents
practice their skills in support of their child's
education, with guidance readily available from
the classroom teacher. It allows the parent to take
part in their child's education in a more active
way.
- Training
for parents regarding role as first teacher
Parent
Time is an excellent opportunity for parents to
discuss and learn about how the school system works.
This time will also help them understand how they
can best support their children's education.
- Parent
literacy training
The
adult education component in family literacy offers
instruction in literacy, English language skills
and vocational skills. Adult education instruction
centers around the adult learners' individual goals
and builds on their individual strengths.
- Age-appropriate
education for children
The
integration of the children's education component
with the other components help parents to understand
what their children are learning and how they
are learning. It will better equip parents to
support that learning in the home.
For
More Information:
Arkansas
Statewide Family Literacy Initiative
Dee Cox,
Family Literacy Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Education
Grant Initiatives/Early Childhood
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 402A
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: (501) 682-4379
Fax: (501) 682-9026
Arkansas
Even Start Family Literacy
Susan Underwood,
Even Start Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Education
Grant Initiatives/Early Childhood
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 402A
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-682-5761
Fax: 501-682-9026
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