Project PALS (Parenting and Literacy Skills). Final Report [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5573096
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Bryan Independent School District, TX
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED373151
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994
- 26 p.
- Summary:
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Project PALS (Parenting and Literacy Skills) was designed as a model of holistic comprehensive family literacy for those families connected with a Head Start program. Forty-three of an anticipated 75 families were served. Adult students who were referred by Head Start personnel participated in classes in English as a Second Language, Adult Basic Education, and General Educational Development (GED) at two sites. Literacy Volunteers of America and VISTA volunteers were assigned to work with PALS. Parent education sessions were conducted in both English and Spanish. Home visits allowed for individualization of the program. Each site had regularly scheduled family field trips. The Parent and Child Time on Friday mornings provided parents and children with experiences in shared reading, language stimulation activities, and interactions with various educational materials. Twenty participants either took and passed the GED, passed part of the GED, or were awaiting their GED test date. Children were pre- and posttested with the PreSchool Inventory and improved from an average pretest score of 11.7% to an average posttest score of 53.2%. Parents moved from watching their children to becoming active partners in the interaction sessions. An evaluation concluded that staff willingness to review and adjust the program and emphasis on participant involvement were the strengths of the program. The project was successful because it positively affected many families' lives. (YLB)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bryan Independent School District, TX
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Until 2064 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1994
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