Early Childhood Education
Even Start Family Literacy Program
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Overview
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Presentation
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Legal Information
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Guides
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Projects
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Facts
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Even Start Funding and Local Project Resources Web Page
Overview of the Even Start Program
The purpose of Even Start Family Literacy is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of low-income families through the integration of the following four components into a unified family literacy program for parents and children, primarily from birth through age 7.
- Childhood Education (age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences),
- Adult Literacy (parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency),
- Parenting Education (training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the education of their children), and
- Interactive literacy activities between parents and their children.
All four of these components must be present in each Even Start program in order to meet the goals of the program, which are to:
- help parents improve their literacy or basic educational skills,
- help parents become full partners in educating their children, and
- assist children in reaching their full potential as learners.
Welcome to Even Start: Presentation
(October 2010)
Legal Information
- U.S. Department of Education Even Start
- Statute
- US ED Even Start Guidance
- Even Start Glossary
- Federal Administrative Resources
- ISBE Fiscal Policy and Procedures Manual
Guides
Projects
Even Start Facts
- FY 10 Illinois Even Start Works! Program Outcomes
- FY 10 Illinois Even Start Description
- FY 09 Illinois Even Start Works! Program Outcomes
- FY 09 Illinois Even Start Description
- FY 08 Illinois Even Start Works! Program Outcomes
- FY 08 Illinois Even Start Description
- FY 07 Illinois Even Start Works! Program Outcomes
- FY 07 Illinois Even Start Description
Other Resources
- Illinois Definition of Family Literacy Programming
- FLAIR – Family Literacy Assessment for Illinois Results
- Partnership for Reading - Early Childhood Resources
- National Center for Family Literacy
- ICCB Adult Education & Family Literacy
- Illinois Migrant Education Even Start
- Illinois State Library - Literacy Office
