The 4 Components of Family Literacy

The Cambodian Family Literacy Program uses the NCFL model of family literacy, including the following 4 components:

1. Early Child Education: Children participate in ECE for 16 hours per week. The Infant/Toddler class utilizes the research-based High Reach Learning curriculum that provides a diverse and flexible program focused on phonological awareness, language development, social/emotional development, and motor-skills development. Preschool age children are enrolled in Head Start or LBUSD's Child Development Centers.

2. Adult Basic Education and Literacy: All parents complete an individual learning plan and short and long-term individual and family goals. Adult students are offered a number of adult education services, including ESL, ABE and GED classes. The ESL class utilizes the research-based, Stand Out Curriculum , which includes life skills, reading, writing and numeracy and is aligned with CA Adult School and CASAS standards. Adults receive 16 hours of instruction per week through a combination of in class learning and the In-English and EASY distance learning series.

3. Parenting Education: Parents receive 3 hours of instruction per week, including two hours of parenting classes and one hour of home-based activities. The CFLP uses the NCFL curriculum Parenting for Academic Success: A Curriculum for Families Learning English as the foundational element of the parenting component.

4. Parent and Child Interactive Literacy Activities (PCILA): Families participate in PCILA for 3-4 hours per week. PCILA focuses on the parent’s role in developing the child’s written and oral language and early literacy skills through age-appropriate creative, fun, engaging and replicable activities. Families read individually and in groups and learn strategies for transmitting literacy in every day activities.