Funded by State (Act 143) Family Literacy grant comes through the PA Department
of Education.
New
World Association serves 20 families on a yearly basis.
To
be eligible to participate in the program, adults have :
• to be at least 17 years old;
• be a resident of Pennsylvania;
• not to be a student of any public, private or post-secondary school;
• not to be a foreign student with F-1 Visa;
• committed to participate in all components of the Family Literacy program
Family Literacy Components include:
Adult
Education/English as a Second Language classes that are designed to help
parents increase their
own
literacy, numeracy and English language skills to be able to communicate in the
real-time situations
(including
communication with their children school teachers and pediatricians) and
achieve their personal
and
professional goals. The 2.5-hour classes are offered two times a week.
Parenting
classes: parents learn
about their children’s development and learning behaviors, become aware
of the ways
to promote their children’s language and literacy development and practice with
their peers
to develop
better understanding of concepts. Parenting classes are scheduled once a week for
2 hours.
Interactive
Literacy Activities (ILA):
parents implement and practice knowledge and skills they
acquire in
parenting classes and receive support and feedback from teachers from teachers
and peers.
ILA sessions are held twice a week.
Early
Childhood Education
includes preschool and school-based classes for children from birth
to 3rd
grade. The NWA Family Literacy Program collaborates with “Bambi” Da Care
Center,
“Red Lion”
Elementary School, “Anne Frank” Elementary School, and “William Loesche”
Elementary
School which conduct early childhood education five days a week.
