The literate child does not develop in a vacuum, nor solely in a classroom. School/teachers and family relationships are essential as we focus on educating life long learners. Too often, our students from marginalized communities experience schooling as disconnected from the realities of their home environments. They are not seeing their race, culture, ancestral history, language or family values reflected in the curriculum in a way that demonstrates that their home life and experiences are as valued as any others.
Intentional classroom projects which build bridges between the home and school are essential in our schools and our classrooms. Bean, in her book titled The Reading Specialist quotes Moll's opinion that "schools have not positioned themselves to understand and use the funds or knowledge (eg., knowledge, resources, and competencies) these parents and their children bring to schools" (Moll as cited by Bean, 2015 p.242). This project, which I did as part of a class on Cosmopolitanism , invites families into the classrooms to share their experiences in schools from different parts of the world.
The document below is the project outline and by clicking the quote to the right you can see the project website.
Intentional classroom projects which build bridges between the home and school are essential in our schools and our classrooms. Bean, in her book titled The Reading Specialist quotes Moll's opinion that "schools have not positioned themselves to understand and use the funds or knowledge (eg., knowledge, resources, and competencies) these parents and their children bring to schools" (Moll as cited by Bean, 2015 p.242). This project, which I did as part of a class on Cosmopolitanism , invites families into the classrooms to share their experiences in schools from different parts of the world.
The document below is the project outline and by clicking the quote to the right you can see the project website.
The parent relationship towards literacy greatly impacts children's attitudes towards reading. This is a poem that I wrote about my early experiences with reading and how my mother's example led me to discover the joy of reading.