ii. Questionnaire

Questionnaire Sent to Family Literacy Practitioners, February 2005

Action for Family Literacy Ontario (AFLO), a working group of the Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC), is developing a guide that will provide quick reference support to anyone working with families. The guide will outline in clear language some of the key elements of best practices found across the variety of family literacy programs in Ontario.

We are asking practitioners to share their experiences and suggestions about best practices in family literacy and issues that may be specifi c to this province. The following 7 questions are easy to complete and will provide exactly the information needed. Thank you so much for participating!

Please return your completed questionnaire by February 25th, 2005.

All participants will be entered in a draw to win a great resource book!

1. Which of the following ‘best practices in family literacy’ could you use more information about? (Check as many as you like.)

Needs Assessment & Planning
Program Model Selection
Content
Training & Development
Promotion & Recruiting
Community Involvement
Partnerships
Family Support Services
Access & Participation
Diversity
Resources
Funding
Sustainability
Assessment & Evaluation
Other ‘best practices’:
Comments:

2. Which family literacy programs have you implemented?
3. Referring to the list of best practices, please describe any modifications you made to the program models, and why you made these modifications.
4. If you had unlimited money and time, which family literacy program would you run? Why? In other words, what is your ideal family literacy program?
5. Describe the ‘best practices’ you use to support or accommodate the following diversities/ issues affecting participants in your family literacy programs:
   • Cultural diversity
   • Linguistic diversity
   • Special needs
   • Single parents
   • Homelessness
   • Urban settings
   • Rural settings
   • Low literacy levels
   • Age
6. Describe specific challenges or obstacles that limit your ability to effectively deliver quality family literacy program.
7. Please share any other comments or information about ‘best practices’ in family literacy in Ontario.

Once again, thank you for completing this questionnaire! Your input is invaluable to the growing number of family literacy practitioners in Ontario.