Recommended Resources

Hudson River Center for Program Development. Education for Homeless Adults Volume III: Family Literacy and More Lessons. Albany, NY: The University of the State of New York, 1995.

This useful electronic resource addresses the specific needs and challenges of providing education to homeless people. This particular volume presents a family literacy approach. Lots of practical ideas, sample lessons, handouts, other resources and bibliographies are included. This is available through AlphaPlus, or visit: http://www. hudrivctr.org/documents/flincarc.pdf

National Center for Family Literacy. Recruitment and Retention for Literacy Programs Kit. Louisville, KY: NCFL, 2005

Practitioners working in the field share strategies for engaging students and keeping them motivated. A guidebook examines adult motivation, goal setting, tips for planning recruitment events, and much more. The kit includes posters, postcards and bookmarks. To order these resources, visit: http://www.famlit.org/Publications/member-pubs.cfm