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Read me a Story

Read me a Story. Parental involvement in literacy learning at home. By Andre Guenette. Contents. Home and school partnerships Where to now for parents? Possible strategies for a home based literacy programme. Resources. Home and school partnerships.

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Read me a Story

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  1. Read me a Story Parental involvement in literacy learning at home. By Andre Guenette

  2. Contents Home and school partnerships Where to now for parents? • Possible strategies for a home based literacy programme. Resources

  3. Home and school partnerships • Developing a parent-teacher partnership is essential to a child's learning. • Schools are increasingly encouraging parents to play a more active role in their child’s literacy programme.

  4. Where to now for parents? Possible strategies: • Creating a print rich home. • Exploring books. • Encourage writing at home. • Tell stories together.

  5. Creating a print rich home • Include both books and writing materials. • Include newspapers and child-oriented versions of popular magazines.

  6. Creating a print rich home • Set aside a special reading area in your home and make sure everyone uses it. • Find out who are your child's favourite authors and genres and go with them to the library in search of interesting books.

  7. Exploring books • Let your child see you reading for pleasure. • Choose genres (styles) that your child prefers. • Read aloud with and to your child every day (experts recommend 30 minutes a day). • When reading books with your child ask questions about the story. • Point out new vocabulary and ideas. • Explore the characters motivations and relate them to your families life.

  8. Encourage writing at home • Provide lots of writing materials and papers. • Encourage your child to draw and write on their own. • Encourage your child to write thank you notes to grandparents, make to do lists. • Let your child see you writing in the home setting.

  9. Tell stories together • Talk about your day. • Talk together about your family history and perhaps, do a genealogy chart. • Look at holiday photos and discuss your memories of the trip. 

  10. Resources • Van Kleeck. A., Stahl. S., Bauer. E. 2003. On reading books to children. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Mahwah, USA. • Swanson. B. 2001. How Can I Improve My Child's Reading? • www.rif.org/parents/ • Bainbridge, J., Heydon, Rachel and Malicky, Grace. (2009). Constructing Meaning – Balancing Elementary Language Arts. Toronto, ON: Nelson Education Ltd.

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