Involving Parents in Supporting 21st Century Literacy

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It is not what we do for our children,It is not what we do for our children,but what we teach them to do but what we teach them to do

for themselves for themselves that will make them a successthat will make them a success

• Read• Speak • Write• Investigate• Use • Share/Present

Comprehension Then

• What color was Riding Hoods Coat?

• Who was she going to see?

• What did she bring?

• Who did she find in the cottage?

Comprehension Now:

• How did Red feel when she saw the wolf?

• What is the theme of this story?

• Do you agree with the authors ideas about?

• Describe the message and how it applies today?

Literacy as they know it

• Read• Speak • Write• Investigate• Use • Share/Present

Parent Resources

• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/

• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm

• http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/Parent-Resources.196.0.html

• http://onguardonline.gov/socialnetworking.html