Comments on: Cultivating Media Relations for Adult Education and Family Literacy http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2009/10/cultivating_media_relations/ Advocating for public policies that support adult literacy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:10:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David J. Rosen http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2009/10/cultivating_media_relations/comment-page-1/#comment-38 David J. Rosen Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:16:57 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=6#comment-38 Hello Margaret, I don't think it's possible to create a comprehensive family literacy program (adult ed basic skills instruction for parents, ECE for children, and PACT activities) without funding. Although Evenstart funding has been significantly reduced or eliminated, some states use federal Workforce Investment Act, Title II and state adult education funds to support family literacy programs, and some local or state foundations also support family literacy programs. It may also be possible to include work-related and higher-education related goals in a family literacy program, which might attract funding. Longer term, this is in part a marketing problem, how to help the general public and legislators understand that family literacy is essential, that it is connected to success in school for children, work preparation and higher education for parents, family sustainability, and other valued social goals. David Rosen Hello Margaret,

I don’t think it’s possible to create a comprehensive family literacy program (adult ed basic skills instruction for parents, ECE for children, and PACT activities) without funding. Although Evenstart funding has been significantly reduced or eliminated, some states use federal Workforce Investment Act, Title II and state adult education funds to support family literacy programs, and some local or state foundations also support family literacy programs. It may also be possible to include work-related and higher-education related goals in a family literacy program, which might attract funding. Longer term, this is in part a marketing problem, how to help the general public and legislators understand that family literacy is essential, that it is connected to success in school for children, work preparation and higher education for parents, family sustainability, and other valued social goals.

David Rosen

]]> By: Margaret Bott http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2009/10/cultivating_media_relations/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Margaret Bott Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:59:24 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=6#comment-16 I used to supervise an Evenstart program until funding was taken away. How does one create a family literacy program with the lack of funding available? We all know that a child learns the most between the ages of birth to 3, yet most of our states put their dollars into pre-K classes. What can we do to change this trend? Is there any grant dollars out there for "Family Literacy" other than the minimal Evenstart dollars? Working with mother and child at the same time is just the best situation. I find it hard to believe no one in our legislature realizes this. I used to supervise an Evenstart program until funding was taken away. How does one create a family literacy program with the lack of funding available? We all know that a child learns the most between the ages of birth to 3, yet most of our states put their dollars into pre-K classes. What can we do to change this trend? Is there any grant dollars out there for “Family Literacy” other than the minimal Evenstart dollars? Working with mother and child at the same time is just the best situation. I find it hard to believe no one in our legislature realizes this.

]]> By: Jackie Taylor http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2009/10/cultivating_media_relations/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Jackie Taylor Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:46:23 +0000 http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/?p=6#comment-5 Questions about the discussion? Please post them by entering your question or comment in the “Message” box above and click “Comment” to submit. Thanks ~ Jackie Questions about the discussion? Please post them by entering your question or comment in the “Message” box above and click “Comment” to submit.

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