Data from the National Commission on Adult Literacy
Literacy is key to obtaining success in life, and the road to literacy must start during a child’s early learning and developmental years.
Penn State understands how important family literacy is, and has partnered with the College of Education to offer you an online Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Family Literacy.
Our program is designed to give you the skills necessary to support children's emerging language and literacy development; strengthen school-age students’ language and literacy skills; enhance parents' knowledge and skills regarding their roles and responsibilities as their children's first teachers; and encourage and support parental involvement in their children’s literacy development and education.
Our program's online curriculum was created in partnership between the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy and the National Center for Family Literacy. These national organizations promote the value of family literacy, support program improvement through research, and strive to help families make educational and economic progress through pioneering and continuously improving family literacy programs. The Goodling Institute is housed in the College of Education at Penn State.
All four courses in the program are taught by the same faculty who lecture on campus, and you can apply your completed course work toward several other online programs through World Campus, including our M.Ed. programs in adult education and children’s literature.
Penn State is an Act 48-approved provider for Pennsylvania educators, so the courses for the postbaccalaureate certificate in family literacy will count toward professional development hours.
This program was developed to provide early childhood educators, elementary and middle school teachers, counselors, parents of home school children, and adult educators with an opportunity to enhance their skills and credentials in a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to literacy instruction.
Professionals from the following fields have found this certificate to be beneficial:
Penn State has a history of 100+ years of distance education and more than a decade of experience in online learning. We strive to create an online learning environment that brings you as close to the face-to-face experience as possible. Learn more about Penn State World Campus.
