Participate: Families and Schools as Partners

The Center partnered with the State Education Resource Center (SERC) to provide CT families literacy training and informational opportunities that have been thoughtfully designed to empower families as partners in their children’s literacy journey. These initiatives included access to high-quality multilingual materials that support at-home learning, interactive workshops that provide practical strategies for fostering academic growth, and personalized supports tailored to meet diverse family needs.

How can families partner with the school to improve their child’s literacy outcomes?

This series includes strategies for families, including suggested questions to use during a parent-teacher conference and a brief discussion of the components of the CT-approved K–3 reading curriculum models or programs. Watch video - Families and Schools as Partners: Let’s Talk Reading: Partnering with Your Child’s School.

• Corresponding Handout: Engaging in Literacy Conversations
• Understanding the Science of Reading

What does oral language look like in children in kindergarten through third grade?

 

In this live webinar, presenters discuss typical language-related developmental milestones for students in K–3, and potential concerns to look for. Watch the Understanding Language Milestones video.

• Corresponding Handout: Understanding Language Milestones for K-3

How can families of English Learners/Multilingual Learners (ELs/MLs) support their children at home?

 

This live series features a brief discussion of the components of the CT-approved K–3 reading curriculum models or programs, as well as the Connecticut Seal of Biliteracy. Watch the Supporting Literacies at Home for ELs/MLs video.

• Connecticut’s Approved K-3 Reading Curriculum Models, Programs, and Compendiums
• Corresponding Handout: Supporting Literacies at Home for ELs/MLs

¿Cuáles son algunas estrategias que las familias pueden utilizer para apoyar a sus hijos en casa con el desarrollo de la alfabeticación y para colaborar con los maestros de sus hijos/as?

Esta serie de videos fue creada para padres contiene estrategias de lectura y otros aspectos del lenguaje para que ellos puedan apoyar a sus hijos/as en sus casas. Ver el vídeo Conversaciones Familiares.

• Apoyando la Alfabetización en el hogar para aprendices de inglés y aprendices multilingües (Evidence-Based Literacy Practices for ELs/MLs)
• Creamos una rutina repleta  de lectura (Creating a Literacy-Filled Routine)
• Participar en conversaciones sobre alfabetización (Engaging in Literacy Conversations)
• ¿Qué es la ciencia de la lectura? (What is the science of reading?)