Family literacy

Many parents and carers struggle to support their children's reading. Family literacy is increasingly recognised as a valuable tool for promoting not only literacy skills, but also positive attitudes to books and reading, and to learning generally.

Anne draws on extensive experience as a family literacy tutor in the training she provides on this important issue.

Delegates on recent family literacy courses have included family learning workers, Sure Start and Bookstart staff, children's centre staff, early years practitioners, literacy coordinators, teachers, teaching assistants and library staff.

Course coverage varies according to setting and need, but in all cases is likely to encompass:

• the role and benefits of family literacy
• current research and good practice
• barriers to literacy and learning and methods for overcoming them
• strategies for supporting literacy and promoting reading enjoyment in families
• appropriate content and structure for family literacy sessions
• ways of responding to parents' and carers' concerns

Where appropriate, extra topics to be explored might include:

• children’s reading development
• exploiting children’s books effectively in family literacy contexts
• the role of libraries in supporting family literacy.

Delegates receive a comprehensive information pack.

What people say about this training