03/09/2019
Parent/Family
Newsletter
IMPORTANCE OF HOME-BASED
LITERACY: PARENTS MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE! RESEARCH TELLS US
THAT…
• “Involvement with reading activities at home
has significant positive influences not only on
reading achievement, language
comprehension and expressive language
skills (Gest, Freeman, Domitrovich & Welsh,
2004), but also on pupils’ interest in reading,
attitudes towards reading and attentiveness in
the classroom” (Rowe, 1991).
• “Parental involvement in their child’s literacy
practices is a more powerful force than other
family background variables… (Flouri &
Buchanan, 2004), while reading enjoyment is
more important for children’s educational
success than their family’s socio-economic
status (OECD, 2002).
+Parents have great effect on their child even
more than just literacy “Studies show that
children whose parents are involved show
greater social and emotional development
(Allen & Daly, 2002), including more resilience
to stress, greater life satisfaction, greater self-
direction and self control, greater social
adjustment, greater mental health, more
supportive relationships, greater social
competence, more positive peer relations,
more tolerance, more successful marriages,
and fewer delinquent behaviors” (Desforges &
Abouchaar, 2003).Retrieved 03/09/2019
from:https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltest/ED49634.
6.pdf
IDEAS THAT WILL HELP YOUR
CHILD:
Reading aloud to your child. This is a
great way to build your child’s
vocabulary. Children need exposure to
new words multiple times and in
different contests to fully understand.
Partner Reading. Your child will enjoy
reading as well and seeing you proud
will help encourage their reading goals.
Encourage Independent Reading.
When your child is bored or looking for
something to do, please encourage
them to read a book of their choice on
their own or read to you if you are able
to listen as you work.
Use of Online Games. Monitor child on
computer or enjoy playing games
together. Great resources are
available:
“ABCya is the leader in free educational
computer games and mobile apps for
kids. The innovation of a grade school
teacher, ABCya is an award-winning
destination for elementary students that
offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning
activities.” Visit at this cite -
https://www.abcya.com/login.htm
Other fun technology learning games can
be found at the following online options:
https://www.funbrain.com/grade/2 and
https://www.education.com/games/secon
d-grade/ela/.
 03/09/2019

Family Games &

Resources:

GAMES - Fun Activities to try:

YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
Here is a game to play with your family IN YOUR CHILD FUTURE!
adding one word at a time to build an ice-
cream sentence: Talk with your child.
Establish family literacy
routines – read before bed
Reread books your child
enjoys – repetition helps.
Make home print-rich with
fun ways to play with
letters and writing.
Label pictures of loved
ones in your home with
names.
Visit the Library together
and chose fun books.
Sing silly songs or make
art projects together.
Dinner Table Game:
Have fun while reading – talk, laugh, enjoy!
Each family member Act out the story – find props to use with story.
Change your setting – Read Eric Carle’s The Very
draws a French Fry
Phrase to read Lonely Firefly in a dark room with a flashlight.
Ask questions – make reading a regular activity in
before cleaning their
place and leaving the your home.
table. Try a book that trigger’s interest:
Do Not Open This Book! By Andy Lee
Don’t Push the Button by Bill Cotter
Go Away, Big Green Monster! By Ed Emberley
How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura J.
Numeroff
Whatever Maisy’s Fairground by Lucy Cousins
My Granny’s Purse and My Mummy’s Bag by P.
you choose, H. Hanson
make it fun Press Here by Herve Tullet
for Tap to Play by Salina Yoon
The Foggy Foggy forest by Nick Sharratt
everyone Where’s Wally? By Martin Handford.
Happy Reference: https://www.naeyc.org/our-
READING! - work/families/fall-love-reading.

Reference: https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/literacy/learn-new-words.