Table of Contents

  1. 1. About this Guide
    1. Is this guide for you?
    2. How can you use this guide?
    3. What are the best practice statements?
  2. 2. What are the Best Practice Statements for Family Literacy in Ontario?
  3. 3. A Personal Checklist for Individual Practitioners
  4. 4. What is Family Literacy?
    1. Definitions
    2. Examples of family literacy
    3. Family literacy programs
    4. Values in family literacy
  5. 5. Background to the Guide
    1. Why was this guide developed?
    2. How was the research done?
  6. 6. Best Practices in Family Literacy in Ontario
    1. Philosophy
    2. Needs assessment and program planning
    3. Polices and procedures
    4. Program models
    5. Program content
    6. Resources, materials and facilities
    7. Staff development
    8. Volunteers
    9. Promotion and recruitment
    10. Access, participation and retention
    11. Supporting families’ diversities and differences
    12. Funding and sustainability
    13. Community involvement and partnerships
    14. Assessment and evaluation
  7. 7. Appendices
    1. Appendix A: Research Background
      1. i. List of best practice documents
      2. ii. Questionnaire
      3. iii. Research summary
    2. Appendix B: Worksheets
      1. i. Action plan worksheet for agencies
      2. ii. Budgeting for a family literacy program
    3. Appendix C: Family literacy information
      1. i. Program models
      2. ii. Family literacy manuals and materials
      3. iii. Staff development and training opportunities
      4. iv. Funding information for family literacy programs
      5. v. Safety issues in family literacy programs
      6. vi. Family literacy web links
    4. Appendix D: General information
      1. i. Plain language pointers
      2. ii. Multiple intelligences and learning styles
  8. 8. Bibliography