Family School
Family School is a family literacy program offered through a collaboration of two District 196 Community Education programs: Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) and Adult Basic Education (ABE). Family School is an educational program that seeks to increase the literacy skills of adults, provide quality educational experiences for their children and assist parents as their child’s first teacher. The program includes the four components of adult literacy: 1) adult literacy in the form of English, GED or high school diploma classes, 2) parent education classes, 3) parent-child interaction time, and 4) children’s education.
Interesting Facts
During 2003-04 over 100 families took part in the Family School program.
Adults who attend the Family School program with their children are twice as likely to make progress on their CASAS scores (an indicator of English skills) as adults who attend ABE classes without their children.
The parenting education portion of the program helps parents learn how they can support their child’s learning and provides them with an understanding of the American School System.
Work Sampling Assessment is used to assess the progress of children and provides the base for the discussion at the twice yearly parent-teacher conference.
