Adult Education

• Improve reading, writing, and math skills
• Improve English language skills
• Apply basic skills in the context of work
• Develop/improve workplace skills
• Get a job, keep a job, or get a better job
• Develop and use critical thinking skills and problem solving strategies
• Improve interpersonal/communication skills

Children's Education

• Increase thinking abilities, especiall language and literacy
• Improve use of English language
• Increase social competence
• Develop/improve speeking skills
• Improve self-control skills

Parent Time

• Increase knowledge of their child's literacy development and application of their roles as teachers of their children
• Increase knowledge of children's development, abilities, strengths, and needs
• Increase knowledge of different approaches to discipline and behavior management of children
• Increase knowledge of school expectations
• Learn and practice life and family management skills

PACT Time

• Increase quality and quantity of time spent reading, writing, talking, playing with, and listening to children
• Display positive attitudes towards children
• Communicate positively and effectively with children
• Apply knowledge of children's development and behavior management techniques
• Use routine interactions with children in school and home to encourage learning and language development

No one program, no one approach has all the answers. However, for its targeted audience, families at risk, it is highly effective. Family literacy is a real solution, for real people, in a real world.