HomeàSchool Communication & Activities
It is imperative that you involve
parents in your plan to motivate students to read and write. There are many creative ways to engage
families in reading and writing with their children. These activities can be posted to your school
website, mentioned at a parent-teacher conference, listed in a classroom
newsletter, or given as a handbook in the beginning of the year. It is beneficial to provide activities for different
topics to try at home throughout the school year. This may be easier when students are younger,
but it is still possible to find fun activities for secondary students to
involve their families in. If students
can see that their family values literacy and are willing to take their time
out to support their child’s literacy education they will learn to value it as
well. There are numerous websites
dedicated to this idea of home to school literacy activities. The link below has some interesting ideas and
games to try for younger students.
Family Literacy Nights
Growing up I always loved family fun nights at
school, and they are a great way to promote literacy. Students get a chance to show off what they
are reading or writing in class, and also team up with their family to complete
activities together in the school setting.
It allows students to see how much their parents value their education,
and gives credibility to what they are working so hard to complete in
class. These nights can also be an
eye-opener to parents to be more aware of what their students are working on in
literacy and continue to encourage their growth at home. I don’t think literacy nights need to stop at
elementary school either. Students need
to see this parental support and encouragement just as much in junior and high
school, if not more.
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