 Foundations in Family Literacy
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In 2001, the Centre developed Foundational Training in Family Literacy, a one-week training program specifically targeting family literacy practitioners in
Alberta.
The training focuses on the whole family for developing literacy skills; both children and parents benefit with this approach. The training includes topics such as emergent literacy, working with families, best practices, administration and program evaluation. Training in specific program models such as Books for Babies and Rhymes That Bind may also be included.
The training program attracted intense interest from family literacy practitioners across the country. During 2001, the Centre for Family Literacy, with generous funding from the National Literacy Secretariat, and a group of 20 authors with expertise in family literacy redeveloped the Foundational Training program for national use.
The first “train-the-trainer” session was held in October 2001 with 65 participants from five different regions in
Canada
gathering in
Pictou,
Nova Scotia. These participants are now training other practitioners in their own regions to give them a common foundation in the theory and practice of family literacy.
A Foundational Training manual has been published and distributed across the country through training sessions. The Centre for Family Literacy continues to provide training programs across Alberta, and where requested, supports other groups across Canadian delivering this training.
In 2002, Community Literacy Ontario adapted Foundational Training in Family Literacy to an online environment and delivered a pilot training session to 20 practitioners. It was a great success and additional sessions have now taken place.
With funding from the National Office of Literacy and Learning of Human Resources and Social Development Canada, the Centre sought national feedback on the Foundational Training materials. As a result of the feedback and in consultation with provincial and national literacy organizations, Foundational Training in Family Literacy is being revised, updated and expanded to enhance the program. The new training program is now called Foundations in Family Literacy.
Starting in 2005, they began offering an online version of Foundational Training in Family Literacy and in 2008 is offering Foundations in Family Literacy online.
Click here to read about the Centre's latest online training session.
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