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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED388943
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  • Read Together, Grow Together: The Family Literacy Initiative. Community Programs Family Literacy Financial Support Hispanic Americans Library Role Parent Role Partnerships in Education Reading A variety of articles about family literacy efforts in Illinois is provided in this special report prepared by the Illinois State Library, intended for librarians, adult educators, teachers, and family literacy practitioners. Articles contained in the report are: "Family Literacy: A Definition" (Cyndy Colletti); "Why We Need Family Literacy in Illinois" (Cyndy Colletti); "History of the Family Literacy Initiative" (Cyndy Colletti); and "The Benefits of Partnerships in Programming" (Cyndy Colletti); "Serving Hispanics through Family Literacy" (Jill Rodriguez and Maria Tejeda); "Libraries Can: Family Learning in the Library" (Pamela Martin-Diaz); "Community Participation in Family Literacy: Joint Steps toward Literacy" (Karen Stott); "PACT: Parents and Children Together" (Sandra Mulder); and "Crafting Vocabulary into Family Literacy Workshops" (Robert Hafeman). A section called "Parents are Reading Boosters" contains a chart showing parental influence on reading habits of children. Seven appendixes include: Family Literacy Projects (Fiscal Years 93-95); Communities Receiving Family Literacy Grants; a Family Resource Bibliography; Children's Book List; Family Literacy Grant Program Information; Family Reading Videos; and Family Reading Night. (CR)