From Parent to Child. Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act Title VI Library Literacy Program.

Autor/in	Francois, Honore L.
Institution	Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Hyattsville, MD.
Titel	From Parent to Child. Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act Title VI Library Literacy Program.
Quelle	(1990), (67 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Correctional Education; Family Literacy; Federal Aid; Library Extension; Literacy Education; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Education; Parenting Skills; Prisoners; Program Development; Program Implementation; Womens Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Fürsorgeerziehung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Prisoner; Gefangener; Programmplanung; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	Prince George's County (Maryland) Memorial Library System received a grant to develop and implement a parenting-literacy project for the women in the County Correctional Center. The project's goal was to help the incarcerated female parent develop her own and her child's literacy skills. Eighty-eight women with children aged 5 and under or who were pregnant or the principal caregiver participated in one of four 6-week-long workshops. Through the workshops, the women were introduced to experiences and techniques they could use to influence and participate in their children's learning through language development/reading activities and to increase their own literacy and parenting skills. An evaluation form administered at the end of each cycle showed a 98 percent approval rating for the project. The literacy skills assessment results demonstrated that the women were not functionally illiterate. They were enthusiastic about the reading activities for themselves as well as for their children. (Following the 11-page report, appendixes provide the following: a detailed description of the video series, Footsteps, that was used to present parenting issues, concerns, and techniques; evaluation form; program brochure; interviews with program completers; and copies of news articles and annual report.) (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01