Fairfax County Family Literacy Curriculum

Introduction

The Fairfax County Family Literacy Curriculum is designed to be used in a multi-level adult ESOL family literacy class. There are six modules to choose from: Introductory (Self, Family and Community), Government (Schools and Community), Parenting (Raising Children in US), Media (Setting Limits and Choosing Wisely), Health(Medicine and Stress), and Consumerism (Shopping and Making a Budget). Each module provides easy to follow lesson plans and activities for adult English language learners at the literacy through intermediate levels and includes parent/child activities, computer/ internet activities, and reproducible worksheets. A list of recommended texts and websites is included in the appendix. The curriculum was written by Betsy Lindeman Wong, an experienced ESOL and family literacy teacher and was piloted at over twelve sites in Fairfax County.

Introductory Module: Building a Community of Learners Government Module: Participating in the School System Parenting module: helping the Whole Child Succeed Media Module: Being a Media-Savvy Parent Health Module: Navigating the Healthcare System Consumerism Module: Managing Your Family's Finances Appendix 1: Problem Solving Cards Appendix 2: A Dozen Everyday English Activities Appendix 3: Web Sites Used with the Family Literacy Curriculum Appendix 4: References

The Fairfax County Family Literacy Curriculum was developed using English Literacy/ Civics Education grant funds awarded by the Virginia Department of Education Office of Adult Education and Literacy.

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