Family literacy succeeds because it builds on the motivation parents have for their own children’s success.

Literacy is the change agent that inspires families and communities to raise the achievement bar. Family is the conduit for longlasting, meaningful change. Working together with families, communities and dedicated partners, NCFL’s services bring about change to ensure that parents and children achieve their goals for success.

Family literacy is an intergenerational approach based on the indisputable evidence that low literacy is an unfortunate and debilitating family tradition. Parents who are not literate tend to have children who struggle academically and who often do not achieve literacy proficiency in adulthood.   More detail...