Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id QAA08017; Fri, 29 Oct 1999 16:38:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 16:38:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <A17D7BAAC52ED1119D5800805FEDF58A0D735A@frontiercollege.ca> Errors-To: listmgr@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Dave Page <dpage@frontiercollege.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2538] RE: Parental involvement in Family Literacy pr X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) Status: OR At Reading Circles that involve children and parents, we give away prizes such as books and posters. Every child has a name-tag. We put a sticker on the child's name tag for each program they attend. When children collect five stickers (and 10, 15 etc.) they are rewarded with a prize book. To add excitement, we collect the name tags, and do a draw to keep the children coming back for more Reading Circles! Obviously, the parents are thankful for the books too. One of many ways that we get lots of prize books is by working with high school student councils to do book-drives for our program. Encourage older children to be reading partners for younger children: Reward them with certificates and prize-books. Make the presentations significant by reading the certificates aloud: "It is our pleasure to present this award to Omar, for helping the younger children with their reading. This is a certificate of merit; a special award for demonstrating excellent skills as a reading partner. Congratulations Omar. Keep up the good work!" If you give older children responsibility and praise, you will find more of them helping the younger children. You want all the children who attend the Reading Circle to feel included. If older children are reading partners, the parents and volunteers will have a lot more freedom to manage the program, and to read with the children who need extra attention. But the bottom line - the books we choose need to be excellent kid's literature, relevant to age, reading ability, and ethnicity. We encourage the parents to be program coordinators, and other parents need to be involved with the reading and songs, parents also should be encouraged to participate in organizing aspects of the program (eg: bringing books, snacks, making decisions at meetings) > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Sledd [SMTP:nsledd@famlit.org] > Sent: October 29, 1999 1:20 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2534] retention incentives > > How do you keep the parents and children in your family literacy programs? > What do you do for incentives? Some programs have "family literacy > dollars" > that are given to students for many different reasons. These dollars are > really just xeroxed copies of real dollars. They are awarded for perfect > attendance for a week, being on time, completing assignments, volunteer > hours in their children's school, etc. At the end of a month (or > whenever), > the students are allowed to spend the dollars in the program's store, > purchasing such items as detergent, soap, hand towels, etc....things that > can not be purchased with their food stamps. > What do you do for incentives? > Nancy Sledd, Training Specialist > National Center for Family Literacy > and nifl-family list moderator >
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