An educator's guide to family involvement in early literacy
By: author, Jennifer Prior
Publisher: Shell Education
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Huntington Beach, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781433397646; 9781425807535
Subjects: Reading (Early childhood); Reading; Parent participation; REFERENCE; Quotations
Other titles: Family involvement in early literacy; Early literacy
Description: Use the effective strategies in this book to engage families of PreK-2 learners in practices that build early-literacy skills in their children. This resource illustrates effective ways to get families involved at school to build strong family-school partnerships, and shows teachers how to help parents use these strategies at home. This resource includes more than 30 reproducible family letters in English and Spanish, ideas and materials for take-home backpack activities, and family literacy workshops.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-158).
Table of contents: title: What is family involvement?; title: The roots of literacy; title: Forming teacher-family partnerships; title: Involving families at school; title: Literacy experiences at home; title: Family literacy workshops; title: Conclusion.