Power Point presentation made at Jan Paris Bookfest, September 28, 2013, The Woodlands, Texas

1. FAMILY LITERACY
EVENTS MADE EASY!
Dr. Rosemary Chance

2. BONJOUR!

3. MERCI, LAREDO!

4. FAMILY LITERACY #1
At the heart is the
improvement of
reading and writing
skills for children &
parents in one family.

5. FAMILY LITERACY #2
“The home is the
child’s first school, the
parent is the child’s first
teacher, and reading is
the child’s first subject.”

6. FAMILY LITERACY #3
Child-parent
relationships are
essential to the
development of a
child’s literacy ability.

7. INTIMIDATING PLACES

8. INTIMIDATING RELATIONSHIPS

9. LACK OF LITERACY
• The working poor
• Female heads of
households
• Minority groups
• English-language
learners

10. MAJOR BARRIERS
• Few books in the home
• Parents don’t model
reading
• No easy access to
transportation
• Parents are uncomfortable
entering schools and
libraries

11. 2 MAJOR OBJECTIVES
OF AN EVENT
1. Interactive
literacy
activities
2. Training for
parents

12. BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER

13. NATIONAL & STATE PROGRAMS
A carefully planned sequence of events and
meetings
Even Start ($30,000 to $7 million)
Improving Literacy through School Libraries
Barbara Bush Foundation for Literacy

14.  Professional families – 45
million words
 Working class – 26 million
words
 Welfare families – 13
million words
READ ALOUD HANDBOOK
Research: # of Words Children Hear

15.  Grade level(s)
 Theme
 Welcoming activity
 Introduction
 Read aloud
 An activity for both
parent and child
 Art project or activity
 Time to read as a family
 Refreshments
 Conclusion
 Something to take home
10 BASIC STEPS OF A FAMILY
LITERACY EVENT

16. CLICK, CLA CK, MOO: COW S THA T TY PE

17.  Second & third graders
 Farm animals
 Variety of puppets &
masks
 Goals for children
 Goals for parents
 Librarian reads book aloud
EXAMPLE EVENT
 Make masks; drama
 Books about farm animals
 Milk & cookies
 Reading is fun &
interactive
 Choose a free paperback

18. DOGS & PETS

19. MOVIES BASED ON BOOKS

20. BEARS

21. DRAMA!

22. OH, NO!

23. RHYMES

24. TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

25. BIOGRAPHIES

26. EVENT VARIATION
 Come & go
 5-7 p.m.
 Simple activity
 Guest reader
 Drawing for books or…
 Milk & cookies

27. BENEFITS OF AN EVENT
Reading can expand a family’s horizons
Access to books for those with limited access
Parents & children interact in literacy activities
Brings families to libraries for literacy and
learning

28. TURNING A STORYTIME
INTO A LITERACY EVENT
Same books
Same themes
Same crafts
Same literacy skills
Hand out tips to parents

29. 5 KEYS TO IMPACT
LITERACY
Frequent events
Consistent events
Faculty/staff
Keep it simple!
Planning

30. A LIST OF PICTURE BOOKS

31. A PLANNING GUIDE

32. RESEARCH SOURCE
Handbook of Family Literacy
Edited by Barbara Hanna Wasik
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

33. CRASH COURSE IN FAMILY
LITERACY PROGRAMS

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35. AU REVOIR