Ideas for parents to use when encouraging children to engage in literacy.

1. Peel District School Board’s 12th Annual
Parent Literacy Conference
March 23rd, 2013
Sarah Frost Hunter

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNpNfhpqDk4

3. WELCOME EVERYONE

6. Why?
 Share some ways to
keep your children
interested and
motivated to read
 Communicate the
importance of reading
on a daily basis
 Reading is all around
us

7. Agenda
 Introduction
 3 Parts to
Presentation
(Primary Learner
& Junior Learner)
 Websites to Visit
 Questions
 Inspiration

8. A Little Bit About Me
 I have been a teacher
with the PDSB for 21
years teaching Grade 1 to
Grade 7
 Currently I am an
Elementary Instructional
Resource Teacher
allocated to 7 schools
 Mom of three children
(21, 19, & 14)

9. Now … A Little Bit About You As A Reader!
 Raise your hand if you have
read a billboard sign today
 Have you sent a text?
 Have you received a text?
 Have you read the newspaper?
 Have you checked your email?
 Do you have an eReader, a
computer, a cell phone, iPad?
 Have you listened to music
today?
 21st Century Learners …

11. Even More Ways To Read

12. But…
Let’s Not Forget The
Importance of a Good Book!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BK_2VULCU&fe
ature=email

13. Supporting the Primary Student
What Can Parents do at Home?

14. Reading Writing Listening Speaking
What is LITERACY?

15. Reading Is All Around Us!
Environmental Print Environmental Print

16. Team Logos

17. At The Grocery Store,
In The Neighbourhood

18. Store Logos Pop Logos

19. Talk With Your Child

20. Tell family stories Encourage your child to
about yourself, tell you about their day.
your child’s Ask specific questions
grandparents, and about specific parts of
about other family the day
history
Ask lots of questions so your child Talk about the purposes for
knows you are interested in what doing the things you do
he or she is interested in or (e.g., I make a grocery list so I
thinking about – Then provide a don’t forget anything; I read
good listening model by showing the paper to know what is
interest in and responding to what going on in the world)
your child contributes
Encourage your child to
Play rhyming and express and justify
riddle games, and opinions , develop
board games logical arguments and
(I spy; 20 questions; give reasons for their
Down by the Bay; decisions and choices
Scrabble, Cards, etc.,)

21. Read Every Day & Talk About
Books
From the Ministry of Education – an example of reading with
your child
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/podcast/bedtimePod.ht
ml

22. 3 Ways to Read A Book

23. Read Every Day & Talk About
Books
From the Ministry of Education – an example of reading with
your child
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/podcast/bedtimePod.ht
ml

24. Children
learn many
strategies to
read new and
challenging
words.

25. Read Every Day & Talk About
Books
From the Ministry of Education – an example of reading with
your child
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/podcast/bedtimePod.ht
ml

26. Find good books that you all enjoy – and talk about
them!

27. Read Every Day & Talk About
Books
From the Ministry of Education – an example of reading with
your child
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/podcast/bedtimePod.ht
ml

29. Rhyming Words & Pattern
Books

30. Sing To
&
With Your
Child

31. Play with Letters, Sounds and
Words

32. a l p n t
p p a n
t
l p
t
l
Making Words

34. Give students the tools they
need.

35. Writing in Kindergarten & Grade
One

36. Writing Is Developmental

41. Look For Opportunities to Write
 Write a note to your
child on a post-it note
 Leave a message for
your child on the
fridge or calendar
 Have your child send
emails to relatives
 Have your child create
& send birthday cards
 Create lists together

42. Create Stories Together
 Create pretend
stories together
 Take pictures of
events and later
write about the
memory

44. Enjoy your time together.
Keep it stress free.
Value the time you have.

45. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDADzYFKUtk&feature=related

46. Grades 3 -6
The Junior Learner
Keeping Literacy Real

48. Visit The
Bookstore
Take the time to
go to the
bookstore, find
out the kinds of
authors and
genres your
child likes, take
time to browse!

50. Graphic Novels Are Very Popular

52. Read Stories
In Your
Language
Give your child the
gift of language –
share stories in
your home
language –
encouraging your
child to read and
understand
stories in their
first language –
truly a gift that
will serve them
well in life!

54. Many Students Enjoy Books of
Lists

56. Take
Pictures of
Experiences
Children love to
use technology
and using a
camera will allow
them to record
their adventures
and later record
thoughts and
feelings about
their experiences.

57. Go To The Movies

60. Ask “Why”
Questions!
It is very important to
ask questions that are
meaningful – try to
move away from “rote”
type of questions such
as Who, Where, When
and move towards
asking Why and How
Might. This will help
students build
connections and
inferring skills.

61. Model
Reading
It is important
for your
children to see
you reading .
Remember
reading means
more than just
reading
books!

64. Places To Visit for Reading &
Writing

65. http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/parents

66. http://www.welcomehere.ca/index.cfm?&stopRedirect=1

67. TVO - Parents
http://feeds.tvo.org/tvoparents

68. TVO - Kids
http://www.tvokids.com/

69. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/

70. http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

71. http://www.storylineonline.net/

72. http://www.peel.edu.on.ca/englishHTML/welcome/index.htm

73. Ontario Early Years Centres
 http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/to
pics/earlychildhood/oeyc/index.aspx

74. Read,
Write,
Sing, Play
Everyday!

76. Questions?

77. We All Need A Little
A Little Inspiration
Help Now & Then

78. Happy
Reading
&
Writing
Thank
You