Transforming Our Communities Through Family Literacy Programs
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Dr. Terri TharpALER Conference: November 3, 2012
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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
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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.