Title I Programs for Parents (and Children)
Knowing that Title I parent program attendance suffers when parents cannot bring their children, I have designed many of my Title I parent programs with kids in mind. Schools are free to choose between a program that is exclusively for parents and a program that is designed with families in mind, engaging to children and informative to parents.
Program options currently include the following:
Reading and Re-reading for Fluency and Comprehension (parent / child)
Especially appropriate for April (National Poetry Month), this presentation provides information on how fluency and comprehension are built through re-reading all types of text, including poetry. Interactive and fun, this presentation reviews the basic components of reading, discusses why re-reading is a good idea, and demonstrates ways parents can re-read text with their children. During the presentation, children read and re-read poems by myself and others.
The Big Ideas in Reading (parent / child)
One of my most requested programs, this presentation introduces and explains the five big ideas of reading - phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Information for parents is interspersed with songs, interactive activities, poetry, and a kid-friendly question and answer session.
Reading with Young Children, Ages 3 to 6 / Engaging Your Child with Books (parent / child)
This program can be given as a read aloud presentation for young children (with side comments for parent information) or it can be given exclusively to parents. Either way, the presentation is all about showing how language and conversation are scaffolds to reading, and explaining to parents how they can use language (a naturally occurring skill) to build reading (a learned skill). I model and explain the CAR acronym (C=Comment and wait ; A= ask questions; R=restate and add a little more ) and shows how parents can use it to build language with their young children.
Metacognition / Comprehension Strategies (parent)
Reading the words in a story, sentence or paragraph is important, but children must also understand what they read. Comprehending is the ultimate goal of reading. In this presentation, I give reasons children understand (or don’t understand) the books they read. After a brief overview of the important components of reading, Mark reads with parents as they come to discover how their minds work when they read, uses book examples to illustrate how children encounter problems as they read, and model strategies that parents can use to help their children solve their reading problems, comprehend the story, and more thoroughly enjoy the books they read.
Reading, Writing, and Spelling (parent)
I explain to parents that spelling is not a stand alone activity and it is more important to teach children how to spell and not what to spell. Because spelling and reading are two sides of the same coin, children can use spelling to not only write (encode) but also to read (decode). The presentation leads parents through activities and information about writing and spelling, spelling and phonics, and the concept of word work, and it give parents suggestions for how to help their child(ten) practice spelling, reading, and writing. This presentation may be helpful to any school or district who wants to move away from spelling lists (memorize and move on) and towards word work, in which students practice phonemes and patterns.
Please contact me for details and fees
Program options currently include the following:
Reading and Re-reading for Fluency and Comprehension (parent / child)
Especially appropriate for April (National Poetry Month), this presentation provides information on how fluency and comprehension are built through re-reading all types of text, including poetry. Interactive and fun, this presentation reviews the basic components of reading, discusses why re-reading is a good idea, and demonstrates ways parents can re-read text with their children. During the presentation, children read and re-read poems by myself and others.
The Big Ideas in Reading (parent / child)
One of my most requested programs, this presentation introduces and explains the five big ideas of reading - phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Information for parents is interspersed with songs, interactive activities, poetry, and a kid-friendly question and answer session.
Reading with Young Children, Ages 3 to 6 / Engaging Your Child with Books (parent / child)
This program can be given as a read aloud presentation for young children (with side comments for parent information) or it can be given exclusively to parents. Either way, the presentation is all about showing how language and conversation are scaffolds to reading, and explaining to parents how they can use language (a naturally occurring skill) to build reading (a learned skill). I model and explain the CAR acronym (C=Comment and wait ; A= ask questions; R=restate and add a little more ) and shows how parents can use it to build language with their young children.
Metacognition / Comprehension Strategies (parent)
Reading the words in a story, sentence or paragraph is important, but children must also understand what they read. Comprehending is the ultimate goal of reading. In this presentation, I give reasons children understand (or don’t understand) the books they read. After a brief overview of the important components of reading, Mark reads with parents as they come to discover how their minds work when they read, uses book examples to illustrate how children encounter problems as they read, and model strategies that parents can use to help their children solve their reading problems, comprehend the story, and more thoroughly enjoy the books they read.
Reading, Writing, and Spelling (parent)
I explain to parents that spelling is not a stand alone activity and it is more important to teach children how to spell and not what to spell. Because spelling and reading are two sides of the same coin, children can use spelling to not only write (encode) but also to read (decode). The presentation leads parents through activities and information about writing and spelling, spelling and phonics, and the concept of word work, and it give parents suggestions for how to help their child(ten) practice spelling, reading, and writing. This presentation may be helpful to any school or district who wants to move away from spelling lists (memorize and move on) and towards word work, in which students practice phonemes and patterns.
Please contact me for details and fees