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I would send home book bags or book boxes with the kids and strongly encourage parents to read at least 10-15 minutes a night with their child. I would offer information on how those parents can get their hands on free books as well. By opening up as many avenues as possible for reading the child can thrive.

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10 minutes per grade with parents and sibilings or other relatives/neighbors to read and reflect is good. Getting the books into the home is also important.

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Encourage families to read each day at home for 10 minutes, read signs as you are in the car, and practice writing the names of family members at home.

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We send home our version of a read-at-home plan that addresses all five components of reading--phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, with just a few user friendly things to do for each. We have this translated into home languages of our students.

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I think using surveys and sending home family activities to do for "homework."

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It would be easy to add a reading tip/strategy to my weekly newsletter.

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Sending leveled books home is essential for literacy growth and development. It's often difficult for parents to know what types and genres of books are appropriate and they need support. Helping them with tips and resources will improve students' literacy and parents' comfort level with supporting their child at home!

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I think it's important for parents to know that the things that they do with their child "counts" toward literacy development (ex. cooking, i.d. numbers & letter while driving, telling stories, etc.).

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Continue to utilize the book interest survey, send books home with kids and encourage the public library

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One thing that I could do to help support families in reading and writing is to have a little section of my weekly newsletter with a reading tip or writing tip of the week. I could also incorporate a challenge such as "have your child write an item on the shopping list".

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find out what students do outside of the classroom, so I can replicate some of the same actvities in school.

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This is good stuff

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I love the idea of inviting families into school to help teach them how to help with reading and literacy at home, as well as bring the family's culture and language into the classroom.

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We send book home every day with students and encourage them to read to a sibling, parent or friend every day.

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When I give homework, I will give homework that can involve the parents or whole family. I will make sure it is meaningful homework.

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Send leveled books of students choice home and provide question prompts for parents.

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I think sending home materials and books is an easy way to engage families

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I think sending home materials and books is an easy way to engage families

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1.  Send books home with children due to their interests and family interests
2. Find resources of free books to get books to families
3. Do a reading calendar where the family and children can find reading every evening in their family living

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Sending home tips and resources that they can use at home. Provide weekly newsletters with prompts when they are reading similar to prompts that students hear at school.

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Ask about family time. Do they read books together and ask questions about what was read? Send home book from school to read together at home which the student picks out.

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I will make a video to send out to parents that goes over some reading prompting ideas.

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Giving parents tips and resources they can use at home.

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Teachers could add tips into their newsletters that highlight what they're doing in class and explaining how to create that at home.

I also thought about the staff creating a video library that shows how to do some of these literacy activities at home and how to support students in their literacy. The videos could be housed on the school website and shared via Remind, Facebook, and email.

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Sharing more books and outside things like fun magazines to find or shows coming up to check out etc.

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Sending home easy to use activities for parents and students might encourage them to work on reading at home. Weekly class newsletters are also a great way to give parents new ideas to try.

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weekly newsletters telling what they are learning the next week

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providing families with any resources whether it be books, weekly newsletters with tips on literacy, manipulatives, directions on how to help their child, etc

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I send home a newsletter of what we are learning and I suggest different ways that they could help at home.

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Handouts, newsletters with tips and strategies to use at home.

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providing handouts or newsletter tips and strategies to use at home.

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I send home a weekly reading/writing newsletter that informs parents what we are learning in class that week. Providing an idea or two that parents could implement at home would be a helpful addition.

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I could add a literacy idea for the week to their homework page.

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I could add more ideas for incorporating literature/language in the home in my weekly newsletters.

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Sending home books, newsletters, or any other type of reading resource is a great way to encourage and promote literacy while showing the importance of reading at home.

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Newsletters, strong writing skills, read loud articles are fun

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I really like the idea of including "unassigned writing" in our beginning of the year conferences and reminders throughout the year. It is a great opportunity to support writing skills in different ways. Cooking has always been a favorite and having the kids use cookbooks to further develop skills while in the kitchen is a great bonding experience.

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I sent home weekly tips and tricks to newsletters to help families find resources and have resources to help their student.

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I could include information, like tips and tricks, in the family newsletter. Also, sending home parent articles could be helpful. I would also be sure that each family has access to literature and help families with resources if not.

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1.  Send home books at the end of the year that they are interested in.  Keep a log on how many times they read it, what strategies were used, was their improvement and could you comprehend the book.
2.  Send a survey home at the beginning of the year to find out more about your students: interests, favorite things, etc.
3.  Put things in your school newsletter that will be helpful to parents and engage them in their student's learning.
4. Give and use a variety of printed material.

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I love the idea of a weekly newsletter with ideas for parents. I think a monthly reading night would also be amazing. My students bring home books to read, but I don't think my parents have the skills to know what to do with their children to support literacy at home. Giving them tools would be a win-win.

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Weekly tips, talking about reading, re-reading, etc.

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Here are a few ideas I gained from this Essential/Bullet.

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Here are a few ideas I gained from this Essential/Bullet.

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1. At the beginning of the year, send home a family survey, so you can gain some background.
2. Send home daily reading logs with a response sheet or journal, so students are reflecting on what they read.
3. Send home interactive homework. I'm thinking like a pamphlet that has questions they could ask their student after the student reads a story.
4. In my weekly newsletter, I could also include activities students could do that aren't just reading/writing related (i.e. help cook/bake something- how to read a recipe/measure ingredients).

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We need to provide more examples for families on how they can incorporate reading and writing in their everday experiences.

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I could send home daily reading logs for the students and parents to complete together with the students AR level, time of reading, and book.

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Giving parents real world, practical, do-able examples of what can be done at home and in the community

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I could add in sending books home more frequently.

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I am currently teaching Animal Farm in my classroom which has a lot of history. The students had to write about the history involved prior and during reading. The parents were asked to support in this assignment. When involved I get work that causes family interaction which support my students.

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I would like to spend more time promoting our very wonderful public library system. I would also like to provide handouts / training with how to talk to their children about reading.

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I like the idea of weekly tips in the class newsletter, focused on fun and easy activities to do together. I want my families to realize these activities can be a normal part of daily life, and also so helpful to their child's growth and literacy development. Noticing print and drawing attention to it can take place in any setting. Cereal boxes, food packages, signs along the road, signs inside and outside stores, menus at a restaurant, fast food meal toy instructions, etc. There is print everywhere to engage with and ask questions about with no extra preparation. This fosters communication and rapport among family members as well as promoting literacy!

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I would encourage families to have conversations about what their children are reading at school, what book(s) are being read to them, and to have conversations at home about daily activities, shows, etc.

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Educating parents on what they can do to help out. Even giving them books or the assignments we work on to help them understand where we are.

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I am very interested in using TIPS. I will also be sharing with parents other ways to promote literacy at home besides just reading a book by sharing how we use reading and writing in our play at school.

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I would like to add a literacy at home section to my weekly newsletter. This could give families a quick way to incorporate literacy into daily activities at home.

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Getting books into the hands of students! My students are encouraged to take a book home every night from our classroom library to read with their parent, sibling, pet, or even stuffed animal. Each month my students also receive a book from the "book fairy." We first read it in class and do activities with it, and then it goes home to be shared. My students absolutely love this!

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I allow students to take home the many books that I have in my classroom library.

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I share out small tidbits of literacy info via my weekly newsletter but I'd like to add to that by sending home a monthly newsletter on literacy happenings in the classroom and connecting that to ways parents can support literacy in the home.  

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I share out small tidbits of literacy info via my weekly newsletter but I'd like to add to that by sending home a monthly newsletter on literacy happenings in the classroom and connecting that to ways parents can support literacy in the home.  

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Some strategies that could be used include offering training for parents, giving them hand outs with directions and question prompts, TIPS, etc.

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Send home activities/materials. So much of the issue is access to opportunities and materials in my community.

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Giving parents a handout and regular reminders of what they can be doing at home to aid students in their literacy. Even some days, their literacy homework could just be reading things around their house, and coming home to talk about it, or having students write a letter to a family member and report back who they wrote to, and if there was a response. Technology work can be helpful too. During COVID I had a few students typing messages to me to practice their literacy.

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Sending home activities that offer a variety of ways that families can read and write together. Sending home surveys of how families can be an asset in the classroom to help promote reading and writing.

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Sharing tips offering easy ways for parents to enhance their child's literacy. Having parent story tellers in the classroom would be another thing I'd like to do when we open schools back up completely (allowing parents in).

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This is something that I talked to my first-grade parents about, and my middle school parents about.  In MS, I recommend to my parents that they read a book with their child in the format of a book club, and a couple times a week, ask questions that ensure the child is comprehending the text.

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I will use TIPS and encourahe reading environmental print while doing errands.

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I think a great way to get students more interactive at home with reading is doing environmental print. I remember when I was younger in the car we would go in the alphabet order and find words on street signs or things we found while driving.

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Bullet 1 was a good reminder that literacy is all around us and that we can engage our kids in literacy if we are intentional with our actions, conversations, and modeling.

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I will fill parents in more on TIPS (homework) and giving them suggestions of how students can use the world around them to help with reading and writing.

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In the past, I have sent books home. This last few years, I have gotten away from this practice. I would like to begin it again. This will help my students find a love for reading at home because they can share it with their families.

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Sending a weekly activity they can do that will involve reading and phonemic awareness skills.

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Sending books home or tell the parents to read for the students is a great idea

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This part of Essential 10 really made me stop and think about how we do our family literacy events.  The video showed some very good suggestions for how I could improve our event.

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Sending books home with students that they can share with their families.

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Encouraging parents to speak and read in thier home language.

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Have the parents come in and cook something from their native country. 

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Have the parents come in and cook something from their native country. 

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We send home reading tote bags each week with our students to read with their parents. I like the idea of a children's magazine subscription.

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Getting books in their hands at home is most important! Also, suggesting simple literacy activities to do at home.

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I like to send suggested wording for families to use when supporting readers at home. Parents are often not sure what to say, and they appreciate the tips.

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Finding creative ways to engage with environmental text during daily activities can be really fun. Grocery lists, letters to friends, etc.

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I think I will put weekly tips in my newsletter and keep parents informed of our reading strategies so they can help their students follow these strategies while reading at home.

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I think I will put weekly tips in my newsletter and keep parents informed of our reading strategies so they can help their students follow these strategies while reading at home.

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When I have my future classroom, I plan to have a weekly newsletter, so I could include reading material suggestions there.

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Continued use of weekly newsletters to share inform and educate parents on ways to support children's literacy development. Share children magazine subscription information, and invite parents in to be part of literacy activities.

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I do a newsletter each week with and include ideas for incorporating reading and writing into daily activities such as writing a grocery list.

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I think magazines are a great way for kids to read both at home and at school. As a reading interventionist, I see that classroom subscriptions to grade level magazines can be a great "bang for your buck" purchase. This will be something I encourage with our additional PTO funds! 

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I think magazines are a great way for kids to read both at home and at school. As a reading interventionist, I see that classroom subscriptions to grade level magazines can be a great "bang for your buck" purchase. This will be something I encourage with our additional PTO funds! 

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In the weekly newsletter, list one activity that families can do such as read billboards together or follow a themed recipe for the month (Halloween cookies, stuffing, etc.)

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In the weekly newsletter, list one activity that families can do such as read billboards together or follow a themed recipe for the month (Halloween cookies, stuffing, etc.)

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School/Home

I think that inviting parents in to be part of the classroom through things like guest readers is helpful. I also think meeting parents at a park, going on a walk, or at their home will bridge the education for the child.

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I love having classroom volunteers and we have planned many activities to get kinder families to come into the classroom!

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I think that inviting parents in to be part of the classroom through things like guest readers is helpful and parents can learn from the teachers at school and teachers can learn from the parents.

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I often have recommendations ready at fall conferences. This gives me to get to know the students and their families before I recommend things.

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I will do a weekly newsletter as well as book recommendations.

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I like the idea of sharing ideas in the weekly newsletter.  I appreciated the teacher who used classroom language so that parents could use the same language and students would understand what was being communicated.

I also like the idea of family nights at school that give families the opportunity to learn about ways to incorporate literacy at home and gave them opportunities to practice those strategies with their child.

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I liked the idea of specific prompting language to give parents to use while reading with their child. Also, thinking of literacy ideas to suggest beyond reading books such as writing journals and lists and tips for watching and discussing PBS shows together.

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I like to provide a "Bingo" sheet that has ideas that are easily done at home to help students while they read. They can focus on one then "cross it off" once completed they can bring it back to school for a "Family certificate" its a neat way to help the family be seen as a Team!

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I like to provide a "Bingo" sheet that has ideas that are easily done at home to help students while they read. They can focus on one then "cross it off" once completed they can bring it back to school for a "Family certificate" its a neat way to help the family be seen as a Team!

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I like the idea of hosting monthly workshops for parents. I know that this might not be for everyone but sending ideas home in newsletters is helpful.

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I like the idea of helping to encourage families to expose students to the world. I like the idea of providing information to resources in the community for them to try or making recommendations for digital options either through TV or the internet are great ideas.

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Adding back a parent survey, got away from this for some reason. Inviting parents used to happen, but with covid, it's a thing of the past at the moment.

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I love the idea of simply establishing a relationship with the parents and helping them along with ideas to aid in their child's literacy development.

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You can teach parents tips for doing homework with their kids. For example, you can teach them to help their children sound out words. I was surprised to learn that if they really want, you can also spell the word for them.

You can also find student interests and allow students to check out books or magazines from your class, so they can take them home and read.
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When reading with their children, parents should focus on key words as they read, perhaps discussing their definitions, synonyms, how they can be used in other cotexts, etc.

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I send books, magazines, etc. that help to encourage reading at home.

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I love the idea of hosting family workshops once a month to give parents support in how they can work with and teach their child/children at home.

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I like to send home newsletters highlighting strategies, extra work pouch, books for in home library.