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Building Relationships with Family Friendly Materials

Building Relationships with Family Friendly Materials. Kat Cripe Florida State University. Something to Remember…. There is no wrong way to make materials Just some ways that make them more friendly Materials design is personal preference

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Building Relationships with Family Friendly Materials

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  1. Building Relationships with Family Friendly Materials Kat Cripe Florida State University

  2. Something to Remember… • There is no wrong way to make materials • Just some ways that make them more friendly • Materials design is personal preference • It is important to remember families have preferences too

  3. How Do Materials Welcome Your Families? • Is the purpose easily and clearly identified? • Are they easy to read? • Do they provide examples that families can relate to? • Do they enhance the family’s and child’s strengths? • Are they flexible to meet multiple purposes for the family?

  4. Diversity is Everything • Consumers of EI services are many and varied • No single brochure or format will be appealing or effective for everyone • Need to consider literacy and language levels • Need for varied formats and repetition of key concepts • Need to target various audiences (e.g. dad, parents of children with autism)

  5. How Do Materials Engage Families? • Clipart and pictures • Participation opportunities • Match immediate interests or concerns • Connect to others • Move from understanding to application

  6. Clean and Easy • Bullets are our friends • Break up text and keep the reader reading • Tables Talk • Can make a lot of text bearable • Count your words • Less is more and jargon free • The thin line between love and hate • Consistency and creativity must be balanced

  7. Putting It All Together

  8. Clipart Bullets Target Audience - Single moms

  9. Different header than the normal TaCTICS header Newsletter style Target Audiences - Dad or sports fans

  10. Purpose is clearly identified Easy to read Table Examples that you can relate to

  11. Purpose is clearly identified Easy to read and follow

  12. Clipart Family Participation Low Literacy Level

  13. Digital Photo Family Participation Application of Information

  14. Application of Information Family Examples

  15. Enhances Family Strengths Flexibility for Change

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