Family Literacy, On Support ASSIN. 6.1

By:

Teresa Puga

ECD 320 Parenting for Early Childhood Educators

Support on Family Literacy

Asset #2 Positive Family Communication

Family literacy is the act of reading and performing activities that promote literacy together as a family.

Positive Outcomes of Family Literacy on the Child

Lays the foundation Enhances self esteem Imaginations Predicting Listening skills Communication skills Enhances parental

relationship

Some More Benefits of the Child are:

Matches uppercase and lowercase

Memory Learn new vocabulary Connection to words

and pictures Connection to words

and sounds Read left to right Reading

comprehension Enjoyment of reading

Family Literacy Night

Hold a family literacy night at school

Once a month for one hour long

Brief discussion with parents

Short, simple, and age appropriate activities

Have plenty of activity supplies for each family

Have a snack available Don’t forget to send out

fliers

Some Activities to Perform on Family Literacy Night

Parents read a book to child

Parent and child do a book related activity

Cake walk with books

Bingo

Tips for Parents

Be positive Be encouraging Consistent with

routines Set a schedule Communicate with

school Get involved

In Home Activities

Be a positive role model Read everyday Read a book and watch

the movie Visit the library Ask about their day Let child practice writing Ask open ended

question to engage the child in a discussion

In Home Activities

Draw pictures that go along with the book

Cooking and baking follow recipes

Make a family book Make labels for items in

the home Play a rhyming game Cookie sheet and

magnetic letters

Some Helpful Websites

www.janbrett.com www.mrsalphabet.com www.mamalisa.com www.hubbardscupboard

.org www.enchantedlearning

.com www.toread.com www.dltk-kids.com www.colorincolorado.or

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Fun Activity

Match That Picture1. Each group will be

given the alphabet each letter on a card

2. Then they will be given pictures that match the alphabet

3. Split the pictures up evenly

4. Goal to see who can match their cards with the matching alphabet letter the quickest

Fun Activity #2

Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

1. Child and parent will inspect the house for items that start with each letter of the alphabet

2. When they have located an item they write or draw a picture of the item

References

L.Adams. A-Z Family Literacy Activity Ideas. Idaho Reads! Vista. http://www.wzus/.ask.com

H.Brenner. A Guide to Family Literacy Nights: Building Early Literacy Skills With FamilyInvolvement. Early Reading First

Community Action, Inc. San Marcos, Texas.

http://www.communityaction.com/resource/Guide/Familyguide

References

The Importance of Family Literacy. http://www.cslpreads.org/archive/pdf/importancefamilylit.pdf