Recently, a friend who sits on a library board told me that he wants to interest other board members in a library-based literacy program. I strongly recommended these two books to him. I also plan to share the books with a new Even Start program with which I am working. These two books about family literacy have several common themes. Parents work on their own literacy goals separately from their children.
Parents use literacy skills to solve problems at home and in their communities.
Parents participate in their children's schooling. Parents seek help with their concerns about parenting. Parents develop and convey pride in their home language and culture. Despite these similarities, the books are different in scope and tone. The Survey is a reference guide for educators and policy makers.