Family Literacy Outreach

Family Literacy Outreach is a dynamic family literacy program that engages Head Start parents in a range of hands on, interactive workshops that encourage parents to be literacy educators in their own homes. FLO uses the nationally renowned UIC FLAME family literacy curriculum. These workshops, which take place at partner Head Start sites, focus on providing parents with emergent literacy tools to use with their children and include topics such as Children's Writing, Teaching the ABCs, and Creating Home Literacy Centers.  In addition, workshops connect parents to valuable community resources and encourage them to be active participants in their child's school. Parents learn strategies that empower them to be creative, knowledgeable partners in their children's education.

FLAME Family literacy Workshop Lessons:

• Book Sharing & Book Selection
• Teaching the ABC’s
• Children’s Writing
• Math at Home
• Creating Home Literacy Centers
• Community Literacy
• Library Visit

Contact Info
Sharon Osinaike
Family Literacy Outreach Office
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 619
Chicago, IL 60608

Tel: (312) 312-413-3252
Fax: (312) 413-0275