Helping Schools Help Families Help Children!

Dear Teachers, School Administrators, and Other Educators:

The is a simple,
dynamic way to build family involvement in education.

When families see teachers as fervent friends who love their children as much as the parents do, then the home-school alliance blooms! The system can help create that bond.

Use of this system addresses the parent involvement component of the
No Child Left Behind (Title I) legislation that asks schools to build strong parent-teacher ties and help parents work with their children to improve academic achievement.

It is a unique system to support elementary schools in guiding families with pre-K to 3rd grade children to do what helps those children in school! It truly promotes the parent-teacher alliance.

We recommend that schools ensure that each family has a copy of the . Then the school can support every family in doing literacy-related activities throughout the year by distributing the carefully developed FAMILY ACTIVITIES available FREE on this website each month. To see a sample Family Activity, click here.

For parents and caregivers of pre-K — 3rd graders:

Each binder-kit includes A Guide to (Available in English or Spanish)
Click here for Spanish Version — Guia Para el Uso de De os Libros que Leemos, las Cosas que Hacemos Juntos, y Mucho Más!

For teachers, home-school coordinators, or other staff:

A* The system provides a monthly web-based service with downloadable one-page FAMILY ACTIVITIES for parents to use with children. Click here to view a typical FAMILY ACTIVITY.

A* The FAMILY ACTIVITIES are written in a clear, encouraging style, and are easily reproduced for distribution to parents and caregivers as basis for on-going literacy support at home. The FAMILY ACTIVITIES also may be accessed by family members directly from website.

A* Aligned to support national and state standards, the FAMILY ACTIVITIES promote reading, writing, & conversation outside the school walls, and are designed to expand the background knowledge of children.

A* The activities can readily be used at teacher-parent conferences & Parent Nights

A*Our website includes additional resources such as recommended book lists. Click here to view Best Books. This site will have links to parent support and teacher support sites, and more! Please see our Links Page.

For school or agency administrators:

A* The system includes a Teacher’s Manual with plenty of explanatory material. And it has an outline for conducting an INTRODUCTORY PARENT WORKSHOP.

The is a book, a service, and a system.

It promotes sharing, conversation, acknowledgement, organization, family pride and fun, community exploration, language development, academic success, and literacy for life!

Optimally, every home with school-age youngsters could benefit from having and using this system. Then every school could reap the rewards of high-level parental involvement!

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