Hi again Dana Another recommendation I'd offer besides the book Sue suggested is *R5 In Your Classroom* by Michelle J. Kelley and Nicki Clausen-Grace IRA publication. I used many things from this but loved there ideas for at home reading. I set up At Home Reading Folders and required weekly reading for my sixth graders. I found that their suggestion of deterimining how many minutes a week (rather than nightly reading) was better suited for my students. That way students could schedule their time around their activities and the parents appreciated that so much. Many read beyond the required minutes but some didn't. The parents had to sign off on it and I used the forms in the book for record keeping. I also required my students to write a max one page and minimum half page reading responce as they suggest. I tied it in sometimes with whatever we were focusing in on with novel studies etc. Although Michell and Nicki have a page of response ideas for fiction and non-fiction responce ideas that I included in their At Home Reading Folders. Here are some quick facts you might want to add to your presentation or handouts and I put on my website as a reminder to my parents.
Research has shown that parental involvement: · Positive attitudes toward literacy (in the home) significantly affect children’s literacy learning (Cochran-Smith, 1984; Morrow, 1993). · Engaging in literacy activities improves and strengthens all family members’ literacy skills ( Zygouris-Coe, 2001). · The presence of literacy-related materials in the home affects the frequency of literacy engaged activities (Giordano, 1997). · The more time spent involved with literacy-related activities, such as reading aloud, discussing, and explaining, the more literate the child (Purcell-Gates, L’Allier, & smith, 1995). Taken from *R5 in Your Classroom: A Guide to Differentiating Independent Reading and Developing avid Readers* , Kelley, Michelle & Clausen-Grace, Nicki, 2008. Hope this helps. Susan C On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Dana Conti <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone! > > As I am putting together my open house information for my parents, I always > emphasize the importance of reading to and with their children daily. I > would like to teach my parents how to read with their children and I'd love > some advice. Should I take the time during my open house to teach this or > should I deliver the information at another time. I want my parents to > understand the importance of reading daily and want this information to > reach them at the earliest time of year. Most of my parents attend open > house since it's a time when they get to meet their child's teacher and get > answers to any questions they may have. In September, our school offers a > Curriculum night however, most kindergarten parents do not attend. I don't > want to insult any of my parents and any advice is greatly appreciated! > > -- > Don't Doubt the Dream! > Dana > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
