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Guilford Child Development’s Learning Together Family Literacy Program helps underserved parents in Guilford County improve their literacy and life skills and helps prepare their children for success in school.
Parents and their children learn together, “Under one roof,” through the integration of four program components (Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, PACT, Parent Time).
Learning Together uses quality children's books as a "centerpiece" in which to integrate all four program components.
Parents receive a monthly selected book to build their in-house library. This promotes continued reading in the home and nurtures a love of books. Each book of the month has associated activities that relate to use of the community.
Offers GED and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Who it's for: Adults (18 or older) of all levels and abilities
Benefits: Get your GED, improve your reading, writing, math, and communication skills, improve your English through ESOL.
Instruction: Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) instructor-led small classroom settings that provide instructor-student personalized interaction. Work at your own pace with guidance from the program staff.
Activities: Vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, math*, science*, and social sciences* (*GED program only).
Learn more about getting your GED >>
Learn more about ESOL classes >> |
| Early Childhood Education |
Who it’s for: Children from 6 months to 4 years old. Benefits: Prepares your child for kindergarten and success in school. Instruction: Early education teachers provide a safe and nurturing center-based environment where your child participates in a variety of activities based on his or her individual strengths and interests. We encourage parent involvement to promote a lifelong love of learning. Activities: Playing in areas of dramatic play, art, music, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, science, and reading. |
| PACT Time (Parent and Child Together) |
Who it’s for: Children from 6 months to 4 years old. Benefits: Build parenting skills and become more involved in the learning development of your child. Increase knowledge and access of community resources. Instruction: One-on-one play or activities between parent and children. Activities: Story times, crafts, songs, field trips to the public library, museums, health clinics, Children’s Museum, parks, farms, and other local attractions. |
Who it’s for: Parents with children 6 months to 4 years old Benefits: Build on your strengths and discover new ideas and resources. Increase success using community resources. Instruction: Representatives from outside agencies conduct presentations based on the needs of the parents. Topics are often direct responses to parent inquiries and issues. Activities/Presentations (varies): family health, work readiness, effective life skills, children's health and development, nutrition, discipline strategies, basic skills computer training, etc. |
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Learning Together offers all of the following at NO COST to eligible families:
- ESOL and GED courses
- Quality preschool education (children 6 months to 4 years)
- Safe and supportive learning environment
- Children's books for home learning
- Field trips to community places & events
- Guidance and instruction from health and education professionals
As a Learning Together participant you can: - Increase your knowledge of community resources and how to access those resources.
- Increase your success in utilizing community resources.
- Increase your life skills and employability.
- Improve your reading comprehension.
- Build your parenting skills.
- Become more involved in the learning development of your children.
- Ensure optimal development of your children.
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The goals of Learning Together are to empower underserved moms to: - Accomplish and sustain their educational and vocational goals.
- Prepare their children for educational success.
- Increase their reading frequency in the home, which will establish a lifelong love of learning.
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Learning Together sessions are offered in three convenient locations. Class dates and times vary based on program site. Following is a sample schedule: | | Tuesdays
| 9AM - 11AM:
| Adult Education - GED or ESL | | 11AM - 12PM: | Parent Time | | 9AM - 12PM: | Early Childhood Education |
| | Wednesdays
| 9AM – 12PM:
| Adult Education - GED or ESL | | 9AM - 12PM: | Early Childhood Education |
| | Thursdays
| 9AM - 11AM:
| Adult Education - GED or ESL | | 9AM - 11AM: | Early Childhood Education | | 11AM - 12PM: | PACT Time
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Learn more about class dates and times for each Learning Together program site >> |
Funding provided by Head Start/Early Head Start, Smart Start, Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, Joseph M. Bryan Foundation, Lincoln Financial Foundation, Dollar General Family Literacy Foundation; Alexander Worth McAlister Foundation, Inc.; ECOLAB Foundation; The Landmark Foundation, Wells Fargo, and The Mary Lynn Richardson Fund.
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Learning Together
