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Direct linkGonzales, Grace Cornell; Machado, Emily; Plitkins, Lauren – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2023
Family literacy programs are potential spaces of empowerment for transnational families, yet often draw from deficit logics that fail to acknowledge the rich language and literacy practices of Latinx communities. We brought together theories of critical literacy and theories of mothering as critical work to document how transnational Latina…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants
Britt, Alice Mae – 1991
SER's National Hispanic Literacy Initiative, which is implemented through a network of 51 family learning centers (FLCs) that serve economically disadvantaged adults and children, is described. The concept is based on the objective of intergenerational learning, which prescribes that parents and grandparents will desire to learn so that they may…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Computer Assisted Instruction, Day Care
Peer reviewedQuintero, Elizabeth; Huerta-Macias, Ana – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1995
Examined the relationship between literacy development and sociocultural aspects. Identified some cognitive processes in biliteracy acquisition through categorizing children's work according to Piaget's active learner categories that show learners constructing knowledge for different purposes. Results suggest that these cognitive processes are…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Download full textMcCrossan, Linda V. – 1996
The report describes a family literacy program in the Allentown School District (Pennsylvania). Instructional activities included two adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes using resources of the school district, Adult Literacy Center of the Lehigh Valley, and a local church, which provided child care facilities. Adults met twice weekly…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Churches
Quintero, Elizabeth; And Others – 1990
This handbook is a description of a Title VII Family Literacy Project implemented through El Paso Community College Literacy Programs in the El Paso, Texas area. The perspective is that literacy education in culturally and linguistically diverse areas must be an evolving, developmental process. The intergenerational Family Initiative for English…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Community Colleges, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
These proceedings include 13 "perspectives from the field" and 9 selected papers (with abstracts) from a national conference on recommended policies and practices for investing in youth. The 13 perspectives papers are as follows: "Saving the Next Generation" (Berlin); "Effective Strategies for Investing in Youth"…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Action, Coordination, Dropout Prevention
