Lorri Sauve, M.A.Program Coordinator

Joanne DavisAssistant Coordinator

Project READ Literacy Network

Opening Activity Goals Key Messages of Get Set Learn Rope Activity – where learning

occurs Strategies/tips for working with

families Emergent Literacy activities Website Summary

The best learning occurs “on the ropes” In your work with families, you need to get

the parents “on the ropes” What types of families do you see?

Learn about family literacy Have fun using the GSL

intergenerational model Understand the 3 Key Messages Feel confident in knowing how to

encourage parents in creating a literacy-rich home

1. Read with your child daily

2. Play with your child in ways that are literacy and math rich

3. Let your child see you using reading, writing, and math skills in every day life

Two hour program that occurs 2 times per week for 10 weeks

FACT time Parent only time/child only time

Practice emotionally centred learning Do relationship-building with families Work from a strength-based approach Provide a safe and nurturing learning

environment Ensure you have resource-rich give aways (e.g.

Food, books, crayons) Use real-life, simple activities (e.g. Setting the

table, sorting laundry) Provide low cost or no cost activities for home

activities

Engage families in conversation Actively listen Ask questions Build relationships

“No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.”

Connors

Purpose: to encourage positive interaction with other family members (build relationships) while doing literacy and math activities

Families are encouraged to explore toys, books, and puzzles and engage with each other

Is intergenerational

What is it?Learning concepts and skills through play.

Why do it?“When a person is fully engaged and

concentrating on a play activity, the greatest, easiest, and most learning takes place.”

Gopnik, 2009Don’t assume that parents know this

“If a parent cannot read, there will be no success in asking the parent to read to the child.”

- Ruby Payne, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, 2005

- Mother’s literacy level is an indicator of child’s future success

“Emotionally-centred learning recognizes the importance of emotional engagement as the basis for learning. This engagement underlies language and skills development and supports the transfer of learning from the classroom to the real world.”

Anne Ramsay, 2010

4 A’s include: Ask Affirm Add Again Do “role play” activity

Use of technology e.g. tumblebooks Resources in community

Activity – choose to create a “calendar”, “status update on child” or “information letter”

In small groups, describe how you would make it easier for low literate and SLL families to understand

Math in a grocery bagwww.youtube.com/watch?v=khkxeDsTAlw