Family Literacy

Annotated Bibliography in Family Literacy
The Goodling Institute’s Annotated Bibliography in Family Literacy is intended for program staff, researchers, community leaders, private and public funding agencies, policymakers, and others who want to learn more about family literacy..

Talking About Wordless Picture Books
National Center for Family Literacy has developed  a publication entitled Talking About Wordless Picture Books. Designed to be used by tutors or volunteers with low level English Language Learners, the booklet provides activities that help ELL parents build and practice English.

Bibliography of Wordless or Almost Wordless Books
The Allen County (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Public Library has a great list of wordless books at this web site.

Florida’s Distance Learning and Technology Project
This site offers lesson plans, links to other educational sites, and online professional development.

National Center for Family Literacy

Time To Read Online-Time Warner’s Literacy/Mentoring Program
This site provides online resources to enrich tutoring skills, to foster a love of reading, and to change lives through literacy.

TV411
This is a television series for adults who want to strengthen their literacy skills by using interactive lessons that correspond with the television show.

U.S. Department of Education
This site provides information and links for teachers of all ages and subject areas.

Verizon Literacy Campus

Wonderopolis
Parents and children can learn together through different “wonders” of the day.

Building On Existing Strengths to Increase Family Literacy
Wendy Schwartz

Family and Intergenerational Literacy
Sandra Kirker

Family Literacy: The Magic of Reading
Road to Reading Project
This is an article that illustrates ways to encourage family literacy in the home.

Getting it Right from the Start
Thomas G. Sticht
The case for early parenthood education.

Parents’ Reports of the School Readiness of Young Children from the National Household Education Surveys Program
National Center for Education Statistics
This report presents findings on school readiness of young children and how characteristics of family affect development.

Family Literacy: A Research Agenda to Build the Future
The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy sponsored a Think Tank on researching family literacy October 15 – 16 in the Washington, D.C. area. The Think Tank brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners who are involved in family literacy to brainstorm a national research agenda for family literacy. This research agenda is expected to focus the work of the Goodling Institute as well as guide research nationally in family literacy.

The National Gallery of Writing
The National Gallery of Writing is a virtual gallery created by the National Council of Teachers of English as a way to celebrate all the kinds of writing we take part in. It is a Web site where everyone can contribute their writing—anything from an e-mail and letters to your children’s scribbles and drawings to poems and essays.

Brain Pop
This is a highly interactive science, health and technology web site designed for new learners.

Family Literacy Resource Guide
Family Literacy Task Force
This guide will take a practitioner from how to begin a family literacy group to collaboration and recruitment.

Family Literacy Resource Notebook
Connie Sapin and Nancy Padak

Family Info Center
The Family Info Center is dedicated to providing educational materials and services to parents who take an active role in their children's education!

Intergenerational Cultural Traditions
Susan Gaer and Melissa Wilhoit
This is a project in which grandparents, parents and children write about and illustrate their experience of the same family tradition from different generational perspectives.

ParentCenter.Com
This site helps parents see news, tips, activities, and features geared to their child's age.
They can sign up to get a free parenting newsletter.

Parent Made Developmental Toys
Rita Hoppert
This curriculum focuses on hands-on, sensorimotor learning materials for both parent and child. Parents make developmental toys during ABLE sessions and also manipulate materials when they focus on their own learning needs.