National Center for Family Literacy Changes Name, Affirms Mission is the title of a blog post over at Education Week describing changes at the Center. I’ve previously posted a number of times about the work of the Center…..
This is an excerpt from a statement by The National Center For Family Literacy: Today the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) announced a new six-year initiative, Toyota Family Learning. One major component of the initiative also kicks off today: NCFL is now accepting grant applications to further family learning beyond the classroom and into […]
Since one of the sections in our new book on teaching ELLs will be on working with families, I thought it would be useful to pull together all the related resources I have on the topic and put them in one “Best” list. You can find all my parent engagement-related “Best” lists here, and also […]
The United States Department of Education and the National Center For Family Literacy just announced a new “Family Engagement Partnership.” It’s not clear — to me, at least — what it actually means. I certainly have little faith in the USDE, though the National Center does have a better track record.
Nominate the 2013 Toyota Teacher of The Year — here’s an excerpt from the announcement: Family engagement is a key element in realizing the nation’s goals to improve education for our children, and it has rightfully captured the attention and focus of local, state, and national leaders. The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) is […]
The National Center For Family Literacy has announced the release of a treasure trove of research on family literacy. Here’s their announcement: We are pleased to announce the online publication of the 21st National Conference on Family Literacy Research Strand Conference Proceedings.This document is a collection of research papers from featured sessions presented at the […]
I’ve found several good resources ideas on how parents can best help their children learn (including ideas on how to best respond to problems their children are having in school), and decided to bring them together in one post. You can see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my picks for […]
There is a substantial amount of research available on parent engagement/involvement, and I thought bringing together a few of the best resources would be useful. You can also see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my picks for The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement: The Harvard Family Research Project has […]
En Camino: Educational Toolkit For Families is a series of free online “modules,” available in both English and Spanish, designed to help answer parent and student questions about college. It was just unveiled a few minutes ago by the National Center For Family Literacy. I’m adding this resource to two “The Best…” lists: The Best […]