Family English Literacy Classes                       Directions

Pre-Kindergarten English Education Classes: Our very special Children's Program is offered to the children, ages 0 to 4, of adult learners enrolled in the morning and afternoon Family English Literacy Classes. Activities depend on the age of the child, but all children have a story time in English and receive a light, healthy snack during their two-hour stay. The two- to five-year-olds have outdoor play time on our state-of-the-art playground, and also have an arts and crafts period. The children learn counting and the alphabet in English, as well as other skills that prepare them for kindergarten. For many of the children of the adult learners, this is their first separation from their mothers. Class lasts only two hours, but the children are learning to be independent from the family as well as learning English language skills to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. This program is not available during the evening class hours.

If you are interested in signing up for one of these classes, please come by VMLC at 6329 Ridgecrest Rd., Dallas, TX  75231. Click here for directions to the center. We only accept registrants in person.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM SPOT LIGHT ON...

Emelda,* a mother of 2 young boys (Tomas* and Marco*) wants to be very involved in her children’s learning, so she checks out family learning games from the VMLC Resource Room.  Each week of the summer in 2005 she checked out 3 books and a theme learning game to create a positive educational environment at home.  Each week the family focused on a different educational concept such as sorting, colors, basic vocabulary and comprehension.

VMLC encourages families to take learning home and to find fun ways to incorporate English language learning into the daily life of the household.  Learning English at a young age increases the possibility that our child students will succeed in elementary school, graduate from high school, and potentially pursue further education.

*Names changed for confidentiality.