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Family Involvement that Supports Early Literacy Development
Annual DISD Prekindergarten Conference
April 2, 2005
Question 1: What works in Early Literacy Development?
Five Big Ideas Phonemic Awareness Phonics Vocabulary Development Fluency Comprehension
One activity covers all – Reading Aloud
Q2: What is being taught at home?
How does that native literacy promote/detract from the formal literacy of school?
Q3: What links school and home?
How teachers connect with families
Why teachers connect with families
What happens when teachers connect with families
Q4: What about NCLB?
Parental Engagement
Accountability
Local Control
RESEARCH
Q5: Whose standards?
Epstein (1994) and NPTA Six Standards for Parental Engagement
Communication Parenting Student learning Volunteering Decision making and Advocacy Collaborating with Community
Q6 What is an effective way to reach out to families?
Strategies, tips, techniques, cues, ideas, brainstorming, practical bag-of-tricks, parent packs, home visits, literacy lunches, marketplace
Q7 How can I help?
Action Research
SBRR
EBRR
Documents:
Instructor
Mentor
Observation form
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ESPECIALLY READING FIRST SCHOOLS
Arcadia Park, Blair, Burnet, Bushman, City Park, Conner, Fannin, Gill, Hawthorne, Henderson, Hernandez, Hogg, Houston, Ireland, Maple Lawn, Medrano, Milam, Miller, Mills, Moreno, Peeler, Roberts, Rowe, Runyon, Saldivar, Silverstein, Stevens Park, Tolbert, Truett, Walnut Hill
Last Question: Now what?
Go read a good
book!
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