What is the role of national service in family literacy?

Family literacy events are most effective when integrated into ongoing and sustained family engagement efforts.

The Corporation for National and Community Service recognizes family members as children's first teachers, and national service grantees support family literacy through a spectrum of programs. Frequently, national service members and volunteers use their skills and talents to plan and implement family literacy events that integrate fun, access to resources, and learning for all.

In this issue of the Tutor, we offer a brief look at family literacy research; portraits of five national service projects engaged in family literacy; ideas for family literacy events; an event planning checklist; and print and Web resources to fuel a wide range of family literacy efforts.

While the focus of this newsletter is on planning family literacy events and activities, these are most effective when integrated into ongoing and sustained family engagement efforts. High-quality family literacy events and activities are part of a continuum that may look like this: [click here to view continuum].

The Research: What impact do family literacy efforts have on student achievement?