Adults are given literacy instruction, often in seminars or workshops, and they may receive coaching on reading with their children and other activities that influence children's literacy. Indirect Adults-Direct Children. Parents may be involved in workshops, reading rallies, or other events. An example of Type 2 is the Carnegie Library's Read Together Program in Pittsburgh, which promotes reading in everyday life through storybook reading sessions, library membership for families, and tutoring for parents. Type 4 is represented by Running Start, offered in nine cities with Chrysler plants.
First graders participate in book reading contests and receive free books.
Reading rallies give parents practical tips on helping children with reading at home. They typically provide adult literacy instruction, reading instruction for children, information on parenting and child development, and opportunities for parent-child interaction. Program staff are often an interdisciplinary team that includes ABE instructors, early childhood experts, English as a second language specialists, social workers, volunteers, and community liaisons. Other components may be survival skills for immigrants, linkage to community services, and computer literacy. As programs proliferate, evidence about the effectiveness of the family literacy approach has yet to be systematically collected.