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Chock-full of step-by-step plans for arranging a variety of parent/caregiver meetings and literacy booster events,
Empowering Families enables educators to get families involved in their children's learning in ways that are fun and non-intimidating.
List of contents
Meet the Authors
Acknowledgements
eResources
- Empowering Families: Getting Started
- Tips for Conducting Successful Literacy Booster Meetings and Family Literacy Events
Teacher Workshop
- The Power of the Home-School Connection
Resource Materials
Literacy Booster Meetings and Family Literacy Events
- Why Should I Read to My Child? Literacy Booster Meeting Series
Session 1: Why Should I Read to My Child…(and How, When, & Where)? Getting Started and Keeping On
Resource Packet for Parents/Caregivers
- Why Should I Read to My Child? Literacy Booster Meeting Series
Session 2: Reading Aloud to Older Children & Websites of Interest to Parents, Caregivers, and Kids
Resource Packet for Parents/Caregivers
- Why Should I Read to My Child? Literacy Booster Meeting Series
Session 3: Reading Together Here, There, Every-which-where!
Resource Packet for Parents/Caregivers
- Organize It! And Avoid Homework Hassles Literacy Booster Event
Resource Packet for Parents/Caregivers
- Wrap It Up! Gifts that Entertain AND Support Learning Literacy Booster Event
Resource Packet for Parents/Caregivers
- A Night Out with the Guys…and the Kids!: Encouraging Male Involvement in Literacy Family Literacy Event
Resource Packet for Parents/Caregivers
- Celebrating Us! Our Culture and Heritage Family Literacy Event
Teacher Resources
- School’s Out! Now What? Ideas for Minimizing the "Summer Slide" Literacy Booster Meeting
Resource Packet for Parents/Caregivers
Additional Teacher Resources
- Take Home TipSheets
Appendix
Literacy Booster Event Attendance Register
Literacy Booster Meeting Notepaper
Literacy Booster Event Evaluation
About the author
Judy Bradbury has taught reading and writing to students from preschool through high school, as well as graduate-level literacy courses. She presents widely at conferences and offers professional development on topics of literacy.
Susan E. Busch has over 25 years of experience as a reading specialist in New York. Now retired from teaching, she continues to present family literacy workshops and offer consulting to school districts.
Summary
Chock-full of step-by-step plans for arranging a variety of parent/caregiver meetings and literacy booster events, Empowering Families enables educators to get families involved in their children’s learning in ways that are fun and non-intimidating.