Learning Resources Required Resources Issue Brief: Family Literacy Bags: Adventures in Reading http://www.readingrockets.org/article/27935/ What is Family Literacy? http://literacy.kent.edu/familyliteracy/whatisit.html Programs and Initiatives http://www.familyliteracy.net/1.html Success Stories http://www.latinoliteracy.com/success.html Family Literacy Projects (Review at least two of the following resources.) Web Site: California Department of Education: Even Start Family Literacy Program http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/home.cfm Web Site: NCFL: Toyota Family Literacy Program Grant Opportunity http://www.toyota.com/about/philanthropy/education/programs/toyota-literacy.html Web Site: Reading Rockets: Family Literacy Bags: A School-to-Home Project http://www.readingrockets.org/article/20037 Web Site: Journal of Extension: The Family Storyteller: A Collaborative Family Literacy Program http://www.joe.org/joe/2001august/iw2.php Assignment: S upporting Family Literacy Think about what you learned about the important role that family literacy plays in supporting young children's literacy development. As well, consider the family literacy development programs you have reviewed in the Required Resources. Then reflect on the following questions: What role does family literacy play in supporting children's literacy development? What are some of the additional benefits of family literacy programs? What strategies do you see as most effective in supporting family literacy? How might you incorporate these strategies into working with young children and their families? Submit a summary of your thinking by articulating: Your perspective on the benefits of family literacy programs Effective strategies that support family literacy Use examples from the readings to support your thinking and illustrate the ways your understanding has expanded and/or deepened. Be sure to cite your sources. Assignment length: 2 pages .

1. Learning Resources
Required Resources
Issue Brief: Family Literacy Bags: Adventures in Reading
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/27935/
What is Family Literacy?
http://literacy.kent.edu/familyliteracy/whatisit.html
Programs and Initiatives
http://www.familyliteracy.net/1.html
Success Stories
http://www.latinoliteracy.com/success.html
Family Literacy Projects (Review at least two of the following
resources.)
Web Site: California Department of Education: Even Start
Family Literacy Program
http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/home.cfm
Web Site: NCFL: Toyota Family Literacy Program Grant
Opportunity
http://www.toyota.com/about/philanthropy/education/programs/t
oyota-literacy.html
Web Site: Reading Rockets: Family Literacy Bags: A School-to-
Home Project
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/20037
Web Site: Journal of Extension: The Family Storyteller: A
Collaborative Family Literacy Program
http://www.joe.org/joe/2001august/iw2.php
Assignment:
S
upporting Family Literacy
Think about what you learned about the important role that
family literacy plays in supporting young children's literacy
development. As well, consider the family literacy development
programs you have reviewed in the Required Resources. Then

2. reflect on the following questions:
What role does family literacy play in supporting children's
literacy development?
What are some of the additional benefits of family literacy
programs?
What strategies do you see as most effective in supporting
family literacy?
How might you incorporate these strategies into working with
young children and their families?
Submit a summary of your thinking by articulating:
Your perspective on the benefits of family literacy programs
Effective strategies that support family literacy
Use examples from the readings to support your thinking and
illustrate the ways your understanding has expanded and/or
deepened. Be sure to cite your sources.
Assignment length:
2 pages