The Latino Family Literacy Project has always gotten lots of great publicity, for which we’re really grateful. We've been covered in the Los Angeles Times, La Opinion, and in countless community and school district publications. We’ve selected some of our favorites from over the years for you to read.

Latino Family Literacy Project Completes Program
Participants Celebrate Reading with Trip to Public Library

Krum Independent School District | News
3-16-11

As part of the First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas grant, five Krum families recently participated in The Latino Family Literacy Project at the Krum Early Education Center. During the ten week class, families had the opportunity to study the latest bilingual books and learn tips on how to read at home with their children. Read more >>

Longview Independent School District: Billingual/ESL
3-16-11

The Latino Family Literacy Project is designed to establish family reading routines for Spanish- and English-speaking parents and their children. The Project introduces the teachers to a language acquisition method and a step-by-step literacy instruction process. It involves family reading, vocabulary development, and English-language development for Latino parents and their children. Read more >>

Lamont Parent Center: The Latino Family Literacy Project
3-16-11

The Latino Family Literacy Project is a reading project designed to build a regular reading routine and develop English language skills. During the series of classes, parents are taught strategies designed to develop the child’s literacy skills. Read more >>

Peace, Love, and ESL!: The Latino Family Literacy Project
3-16-11

We had our first meeting of the Latino Family Literacy Project on Wednesday, January 19. We had eight mothers take part in the first meeting. We discussed the goals of the program. They each received their first book to take home to read with their child/children. They also began working on their scrapbook. Read more >>

Literacy program aims at helping parents
Marshall News Messenger
3-3-11

A program to involve Latino parents in their students' curriculum is now being offered at a local elementary school. South Marshall Elementary recently graduated 12 predominantly Spanish-speaking families from a program called the "The Latino Family Literacy Project." The project was offered by four bilingual South Marshall teachers who worked with Latino parents and their children to build a regular family reading routine and develop strong English-Language skills. Read more >>

Latino Family Literacy Project Celebration
Kilgore News Herald
12-12-09

The Latino Family Literacy Project hosted by Kilgore Intermediate School concluded a nine week program for parents of Spanish speaking students recently with a celebration meal and awards presented by Andy Adams, KIS Principal and Joy Swetnam, KISD ESL
Director. Read more >>

Program helps Latino families bond over books
San Luis Obispo.com - The Tribune
11-14-09

A literacy class in Los Osos teaches parents to develop reading routines with their kids while improving their own skills and English language abilities at the same time. Read more >>

Fort Bend ISD’s Latino Family Literacy Program promotes parental involvement -
CHRON - Alief/Southwest News
6-4-09

To help promote literacy among students, Fort Bend Independent School District parents are taking part in the Latino Family Literacy Program.The program helps families develop reading routines with their children, build English language skills, and form a closer connection to their schools.

In its third year of operation, the program is offered at six FBISD schools — Hodges Bend Middle School, Goodman Elementary, Mission Bend Elementary, Mission West Elementary, Ridgemont Elementary and Progressive High School. Participants complete two, 10-week sessions of a two-part comprehensive family literacy curriculum that introduces them to new vocabulary, verb conjugation, grammar and structure and conversation. The program also encourages dialogue among participants through reading, writing and art projects. The project at Mission Bend Elementary has become so successful that it serves as a model for the district.
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