Does Participation in Family Literacy Programs Develop and Expand Literacy Behaviors?

Research says YES!

• Parent book reading with their children increased by 70% to more than once a day.
• Children's reading of books and magazines increased by 80% to more than once a day.
• Parents took children to the library twice as often, every two to three weeks.
• Parents provided a wider range of reading and writing materials at home for their children.

Source: Parent/Child Interactions, Indiana University