I have spent some time this week thinking about how to initiate a family literacy program within the county that I currently teach in. As usual in education, money seems to be the largest barrier to change. I decided to begin researching other state literacy programs in order to gain a sense of all that one entails. While Georgia currently has no state policy for family literacy, some of the states surrounding us do. A family literacy initative policy is Florida is supported by The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy - http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/. This list of other parterships in Florida goes on and on.
My question is why not then in Georgia? Why are we not making family literacy among our top proirities? We already know how our testing scores measure up to the rest of the nation. Does literacy play a role in those? Certainly. We CANNOT raise test scores until we raise the literacy rate among our population.
What then can you do to encourage family literacy in Georgia? Take the time to become a certified family literacy coach through the National Center for Family Literacy. Volunteer your time to work in your local family literacy program. Without volunteers who believe that literacy can make a difference in lives of families across Georgia, we won't see change. Volunteer today!
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