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PK Parent Academy

PK Parent Academy. Presented by Mary Thweatt Library Media Specialist Patricia Garcia-Smith Reading Specialist. Incentive for Program. Parent Tots were graduating and didn’t want to quit coming to a class Parents were fearful of helping their child Little formal education

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PK Parent Academy

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  1. PK Parent Academy Presented by Mary Thweatt Library Media Specialist Patricia Garcia-Smith Reading Specialist

  2. Incentive for Program • Parent Tots were graduating and didn’t want to quit coming to a class • Parents were fearful of helping their child • Little formal education • Fear of “doing it wrong” • Minimal English language skills

  3. Goals Of the Program • Broach language barrier • Provide encouragement and confidence building for parents • Promote/encourage parent cooperation in student learning • Provide instruction/modeling for parent skill support • Provide materials for parent/student practice at home • Encourage use of public library

  4. Program Calendar • September through April (2 classes/month) • Approx. 16 weeks (maybe 1 week each in December and March/April) • Class 1: Introduction of program; 3 ways to read (read pictures, read words, retell) • Classes 2- 15 (12): two to three classes each of the remaining target skills • Class 16 (13): Graduation

  5. Program Guidelines • Six Targeted Skills • 3 Ways to Read a Book (pictures, words, retell) • Phonics (relationship between letters and the sounds they represent) • Phonological Awareness (sensitivity to, or explicit awareness of, the phonological structure of words) • Vocabulary Building (meanings and pronunciation of words necessary for communication) • Comprehension (the ability to understand and get meaning from spoken and written language) • Fluency (the ability to read text quickly, accurately, and with proper expression)

  6. Class Format (30-45 min.) • Three Ways to Read parent/child practice (5 min.) • Rational/modeling of target skill (10 min.) • Parent/student practice of targeted skill w/instructor guidance (10 min.) • Distribution of targeted skill “take and make” materials and “little Book” (5 min.) • Book checkout (15 min.)

  7. Materials Needed • Books for parent/child reading as class assembles • Supplies for home use • Skill practice materials for class • Supplies for take and make skill practice • Books for home library

  8. Sources for Materials • Grants • Junior League • Target • Barbara Bush • Donations • School sponsors • Community groups

  9. Workbooks for Lesson Ideas • Scholastic Publications • My First Bilingual Little Readers (Levels A, B, C) • Picture Sorting for Phonemic awareness • Fiesta Publications • La Comunidad/The Community • Dinosaurios/Dinosaurs • La Granja/The Farm

  10. Books for 3 Ways to Read • Growing up with Tamales/Los tamales de Ana • A Walk with Grandpa/Un paseo con abuelo • Abuelita full of life/Llena de vida • I’m Just Like my Mom (Dad)/Me PareneoTanto A MiMamá/Papá • Veloces y lentos/Fast and Slow • Animal Poems of the Iguazú/Animalario del Iguazú

  11. Program Outcome • 50 out of 66 eligible families participated • Mothers, fathers, grandparents • 400 books checked out by students during class library time • 500 books checked out by parents • Parents and kids had a great time!!!! • Everyone learned!!!!

  12. Questions/Comments

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