Parents Go Back To School To Help Their Children

Abstract

This report describes the implementation and evaluation of one local Even Start project, using the results of the recently released final report of the National Evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Programfor comparison. The Even Start Grant program is a potential source of funding to schools and communities to address the literacy needs of families. This study of one Even Start project shows that 18 participants significantly improved their literacy skills, averaging a six point gain on the CASASfunctional reading survey. Nine participants are ready to take their GED exam or have received their GED. The children of parents in the project are much more likely to be exposed at home and in the community to literacy‐related activities. These include visiting the library with their parent, checking out books with their own library card, and spending more time in literacy related parent‐child activities.

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