[NIFL-FAMILY:3264] Family Literacy Resources at Epicenter

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The following is a message from David Rymph, Acting Director of the
Department of Evaluation and Effective Practices at CNS.

Thanks,

Jeff

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Is your program celebrating National Family Literacy Day on Wednesday,
November 1? Could your program benefit from learning more about effective
practices in family literacy?

Then visit epicenter, the effective practices database for national service
at http://www.nationalservice.org/resources/epicenter/

Search the epicenter database using keywords "family literacy" and find the
following practices for improving or implementing family literacy programs:

Training Parents as Literacy Tutors

Involving Families in Tutoring Programs

Suggesting Ideas to Families to Encourage Reading & Writing at Home

Getting Parents Involved With Tutoring Efforts

Designing a Family Literacy Program

Share Your Success

Does your program have a strong family literacy component?  Please take a
moment to share your effective practices with the national service
community. Contact epicenter staff by email: epicenter@etr.org, phone:
800-860-2684 x100 or visit the link "submit a practice" on the epicenter
website.

	Jeff Gale
Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Avenue, NW
202/606-5000, ext. 280
202/565-2789 (fax)
JGale@cns.gov



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