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New Literacy Program In Redlands Focuses On Families

Redlands Daily Facts: 1.18.2020 by Diane Shimota by Adult Literacy Coord-A.K. Smiley Library

Many adults enroll in the Adult Literacy Program at A.K. Smiley Public Library to improve their reading and writing so that they can read to their children, help their children with their homework, and communicate effectively with their children’s teachers.

In September 2019, the California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), recognizing that parents and caregivers are their children’s first and most important teachers, awarded the adult literacy program at Smiley library a grant to fund a family literacy program. The mission of the program is to introduce adult learners and their children to the value and pleasure of reading together and to reduce the risk of multi-generational illiteracy.

The Family Literacy Program at Smiley library helps low-literacy parents develop the skills to support their children’s education and teaches families how to create positive learning experiences. At monthly family literacy meetings, participants learn from each other and family literacy consultants Renee Kennedy and Joan Prehoda, who engage both parents and children in activities that encourage reading comprehension.  READ MORE >>

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