About the Event
Jan. 8, 2026, 9 p.m.
Improving children’s reading outcomesdemands strong language andknowledge skills, but schools alone don’thave time to do all that skill building. Sohow can schools support children’s extradosage of playful skill-building, beyond theschool day?
Joan Kelley and MaryKate DeSantis will present on their “ittakes a village” model, creating realisticand productive school/familypartnership programs that support reading development, ages 3 to grade 3.You’ll see how the research points allschools in this direction, hear what theylearned from implementing a real-world program designed to engage caregiversand support teachers, and feel howstructured collaboration could lowerpressure on educators and help families understand their playful role in thelearning-to-read process.Whether you’re a coach, administrator, orclassroom teacher, you’ll walk away withstrategies to motivate all the adults in achild’s life to become active partners inreading development. This is more thanplanning family outreach—it’s finding away to activate the community forlasting impact.
Topic: Parents, Phonological Awareness, Reading, Writing
Grade: Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
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