transforming our communities through family literacy programs
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Transforming Our Communities Through Family Literacy Programs. Dr. Terri Tharp ALER Conference: November 3, 2012. Why Family Literacy?. Promote literacy skills in children and families To facilitate parent-child collaboration and communication Strengthen school and family relationship - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Dr. Terri TharpALER Conference: November 3, 2012
Promote literacy skills in children and families
To facilitate parent-child collaboration and communication
Strengthen school and family relationship
Provide pre-service teachers the opportunity to experience building relationships with children and families
Families Pre-service Teachers
School Personnel
*Enjoy the program.
*Learn a variety of techniques to promote reading at home.
*Enjoy having time to engage in activities with their children.
*The meal is a plus!
*Improvement in abilities to interact with family members.
*Improvement in planning and implementing literacy activities, modeling strategies, and engaging families and children in learning.
*Children and families responded positively to the opportunity to work with pre-service teachers, faculty, and Read to Succeed personnel.
*Teachers enjoy participating in the program without having to plan and implement the activities.
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