Open Books Literacy Mentor Training

Pages & Chapters

• Organization founded in 2011 with the mission of promoting literacy among families

• Support parent-teacher partnerships, student-parent relationships, and offer resources

• Literacy mentors play a support role among teachers, family members, and students. – By participating in the activities with students,

literacy mentors set an example for family members so that engaged learning may continue.

Open Books

• Family literacy workshops offered to kindergarten-5th grade students and their parents/guardians in Title 1 schools

• Each workshop incorporates a different component of literacy, working to strengthen overall reading levels and skillsets

• Students may start at below grade level with activities, but often progress, reach grade level by year’s end– Sessions build upon one another

• Families receive a book at every session.

Fluency

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness

Vocabulary

Comprehension

• Reading a short passage aloud, at grade level, and then answering a series of multiple-choice questions to assess information retained

• From the curriculum: Comprehension skills include– Identifying cause and effect– Comparing and contrasting– Sequencing story events– Identifying main ideas/supporting details– Understanding characters and setting

Additional Resources

• Pages & Chapters website: www.pagesandchapters.org

• Open Books curriculum: Website, under “Open Books” tab

• Email list sign-up: Bottom of any page within the main website

• Questions? Email Volunteer Committee chairwoman Adrianne DeWeese: adrianne@pagesnchapters.org

Let’s Practice

• Partner up with a fellow literacy mentor or a Pages & Chapters board member.

• One of you will play the role of the student, while the other is the mentor.

• Practice the third grade level of the Fluency component of literacy (1st lesson).

• Remember to use the Student Tracking Sheet to monitor progress made.