Grades Preschool-1st
engages families in early reading activities by providing a weekly supply of award-winning children's books into the home, through a rotating library. The program is complemented with lessons for family literacy workshops. Every lesson supports parents in conducting literacy activities at home and strengthens their skills and confidence to support their child's literacy development. Reading With Me
This Program
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Encourages read-aloud experiences
between parents and children
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Strengthens parent skills and
confidence to support their children's literacy development
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Promotes parents' interaction with
What Your Staff Get Your staff will receive a 2hour workshop to successfully engage parents in their child’s literacy development and implement the Read With Me program at their site.
Training:
Tools: Every training participant will receive: A set of Read With Me backpacks in both English and Spanish Step-by-step program manuals 3 family literacy lesson plans Program support templates in English and Spanish Parent incentives like children's books, pencils, etc.
the school
213.201.3900 | familiesinschools.org | training@familiesinschools.org
“Incorporating the Read With Me Program in our classroom has worked wonderfully,” said Ms. Davila. “There are times where I have seen the child remind the parent that it’s reading time and other times where a parent shares that an older sibling at home takes the initiative to read with the younger student. Those experiences alone make it all worthwhile,”
– Ms. Davila, Teacher, Sand Davila’s Family Center, Ventura, CA
Impact Evaluation results show that the Read With Me program increases:
Parent-teacher communication
Reading at home families increased the
preschool parents/guardians
amount of time they read
were 14% more likely to
together by an average of
contact teachers about their
29 minutes a day.
early reading ability.
The number of times a week a family reads together
Staff Training or Direct Services To begin Read With Me in your community, contact Families In Schools about facilitator training institutes or schedule your own training. At this 2hour workshop, staff will receive materials and professional development to successfully engage parents in their child’s literacy development.
Staff Training:
75% of families share stories 4 or more times a week.
213.201.3900 | familiesinschools.org | training@familiesinschools.org