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Direct linkMitchell, Wendy – Support for Learning, 2008
The twenty-first century family faces many demographic changes. Despite this, the importance of intergenerational relationships remains. This article initially reviews the literature surrounding the role that grandparents play in their children's families, highlighting a growing body of research demonstrating the important support role that…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Disabilities, Grandparents, Family Environment
Download full textIsserlis, Janet – 1990
Experiences with family and intergenerational programs in English Second Language (ESL) literacy are reviewed, and factors that contribute to their success are discussed. It is suggested that as the notion of literacy expands, conceptual boundaries of the population of learners must expand also. While there is much to be learned from existing…
Descriptors: Family English Literacy, Family Programs, Instructional Materials, Intergenerational Programs
Gadsden, Vivian L. – 1994
The prevailing issues in the development of family literacy were reviewed, and assumptions about families, family support, and learning upon which the concept is being developed were examined. A total of 173 studies on the following topics were reviewed: parent-child relationships and reading, parent-child early reading, parent/family beliefs and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Family Literacy
Padak, Nancy; Rasinski, Tim – 1994
Family literacy programs have been demonstrated to have significant and widespread benefits for children, parents, families, and society. Documented benefits of family literacy programs to children appear in the following areas: children's achievement in school, school attendance, oral language development, reading comprehension and vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Benefits, Elementary Education, Family Literacy
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1989
This overview of intergenerational and family literacy programs in the United States consists of five sections, a bibliography, and four appendices. Section 1 presents background information and expectations for programs and describes the target populations and program designs and administration. Section 2 describes the research base and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Children
Cohen, Elena; And Others – 1994
This document explores selected issues related to connecting welfare reform initiatives and the literacy movement and provides basic information about literacy education and its economic impact. Literacy is defined, and similarities and differences between adult basic education, adult secondary education, and English-as-a-Second-Language programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies
