Literacy Nights

The Center and Literacy How collaborate with schools across Connecticut to support them in facilitating Family Literacy Nights. Each Family Literacy Night empowers families with literacy strategies and activities to use with their children at home. Together, teachers, parents, and their children immerse themselves in stories and games to expand their knowledge of story structure, vocabulary, storytelling, and other areas to support literacy growth – and to have fun! Each night of laughter and learning reinforces the family-school partnership in promoting student success.

What do Family Literacy Nights look like?

Derby: Bradley School

Bradley hosted Gingerbread Literacy Night on Syllable Types and Decoding, along with a real-life Candy Land Board Game for their students to play.

Derby: Irving School

Once Bradley School gained expertise in hosting Family Literacy Nights, they mentored their neighbor Irving School, whose Family Literacy Night on Clever Connections and Abundant Adjectives was featured on the EducateCT social media platforms.

Thompson: Mary R. Fisher Elementary School

Families in Thompson chose paint color cards to log the “Million Dollar” words they found in the books they read, then used electronic dictionaries to help them find the best matching synonyms and record them on their cards. Cinnamon – that is – synonym rolls were served to add an extra element of fun to the evening.