Family literacy programs can be remarkably effective in helping families who struggle in various areas of literacy or supporting their children's academic needs."Crash Course in Family Literacy Programs" provides an introduction and an overview of this critical subject, defining what literacy, family literacy, and family literacy events are, and covering critical topics such as sources of funding, conclusions of recent research, and bilingual family literacy.

The first half of the book is focused on laying out background information about family literacy, while the remainder provides...