Jobs and Community Services -Contacts -Roles and Responsibilities -About the Family Literacy Project -Home Reading Program Forms, Logs, Contracts, Other Info -Information for Parents About Home Reading -Classroom Lending Libraries -Celtics "Read To Achieve" Program -Individual Parent/Teacher Conferences -News Articles About the Family Literacy Project

ReadBoston Family Literacy Project

The Family Literacy Project fosters home-school partnerships that result in families reading with their children for at least 20 minutes per day, four or more times per week. The project has been implemented in 25 elementary schools across Boston. The goals of the program are to assist each school to: -Establish a home reading program and lending libraries in every classroom. -Establish twice-yearly, individual parent-teacher conferences focused on literacy.

Contacts

Parent Liaison Contact Info

Roles and Responsibilities

ReadBoston Family Literacy Project School Agreement What ReadBoston Provides Responsibilities of Participating Schools What Can Your ReadBoston Advisor Provide? Workshops Offered by ReadBoston Parent Liaison Job Description Parent Liaison Stipend Payment Information

About the Family Literacy Project

Family Literacy Project Flyer Frequently Asked Questions About the Family Literacy Project List of ReadBoston Family Literacy Project Schools Family Literacy Project Timeline (Schools already in program) Family Literacy Project Timeline (Schools new to program)

Home Reading Program Forms, Logs, Contracts, Other Info

Student Home Reading Contract Book Check-Out Sheet Home Reading Log (7 days) Home Reading Log (Month) Home Reading Tracking Form (4 days, 5 weeks) Home Reading Tracking Form (7 days, 5 weeks) Book Report Form Parent-Child Reading Response Form (English) Parent-Child Reading Response Form (Spanish) Home Reading Checklist (Older children) Home Reading Checklist-1 (Younger children) Home Reading Checklist-2 (Younger children) Form for Asking Teachers if Parent Outreach is Needed Parent Outreach Phone Script Documenting a Home Reading Program Designing a Home Reading Program-Keys to Success Ideas for Involving Non-English Speaking Families and Students in the Home Reading Program Summaries of Literacy Research Reading Response Activities and Other Good Ideas

Information for Parents About Home Reading

Reading Aloud Tips for Parents (English) Reading Aloud Tips for Parents (Spanish) Why Reading Together is Important for Parents and Children (English) Why Reading Together is Important for Parents and Children (Spanish) Questions for Parents to Ask Children About Their Books Ideas for Busy Parents about When and Where to Read to Their Children Helping the Struggling Older Reader-Tips for Parents Letter to Parents about the Home Reading Program Letter to Parents about the Home Reading Program Reminder to Parents to Return Books

Classroom Lending Libraries

How to Help Schools Order Books Book Ordering Information for Teachers ReadBoston Family Literacy Project Book Order Form--$100 per class ReadBoston Family Literacy Project Book Order Form--$15 per student Information for ordering book catalogs and other materials Ideas for Book Sign In/Out Parent Lending Library Agreement (General) Parent Lending Library Agreement (Primary Grades) Parent Lending Library Agreement (Upper Grades) Lending Library Logs Boston Public Schools Book List by Level Best Practices for Home Lending Libraries

Celtics "Read To Achieve" Program

Read To Achieve Flyer Read To Achieve Schools RTA ALL-STAR read-aloud schedule Read To Achieve Logo (B&W)

Individual Parent-Teacher Conferences

How to Accomplish Individual Parent-Teacher Conferences Parent-Teacher Conferences Sign In Sheet Research in Support of Individual Parent/Teacher Conferences

News Articles About The Family Literacy Project

ReadBoston Brings Children and Families Together, South Boston Online, 11/29/01 ReadBoston Brings Children and Families Together (page 2), South Boston Online, 11/29/01 Mozart/Beethoven Schools Join Forces, West Roxbury Bulletin, 12/20/01 Mozart/Beethoven Schools Join Forces (page 2), West Roxbury Bulletin, 12/20/01 Mozart/Beethoven Schools Join Forces (page 3), West Roxbury Bulletin, 12/20/01

Celtics Read to Achieve Program

C's Move From Court to Classroom, Boston Metro, 10/23/02 Names, Boston Globe, 10/23/02 Reach the Stars With ReadBoston, Hawkins Herald, Winter 2001 Photo of Paul Pierce, Mayor Menino at Manning School, Jamaica Plain Gazette, 2/1/02 A Swift Reminder About the Importance of Reading, Parkway Transcript, 3/28/02 Celtics Visit Beethoven School to Encourage Students to Keep Reading, Parkway Transcript, 11/22/01 March was NBA Reading Month, People's Voice, 3/30/01

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