Partners in Learning

Phonics Plus: Parent Handout As children are learning to read, family support can be crucial to success. This handout provides information on how parents can help their children learn phonic skills in a fun and informal way at home. It describes in clear language how children also use memory, clues from text, background knowledge and word structures to figure out words. Classroom and support teachers find this handout particularly helpful as a resource to share with parents wanting to part

Skills that Make a Difference for Learning: A Parent Handout Over the years parents have shared with us what has worked for them to teach their children skills that make a difference for learning. They gave us many ideas which we are passing on to you in this handout. Use the ideas to think about what would work for you and your child. The important thing is for your child to learn these life-long skills: taking pride in a job, organizing and caring for belongings, completing jobs, starti

Understanding & Learning From Reading: A Printable Parent Handout Otherwise known as reading comprehension, understanding and learning from reading is a developmental process. It begins from the time very young children notice print around them and continues as they learn to read. In fact, reading comprehension is a life-long skill and applies to: story books, information books, nursery rhyme books, magazines, electronic text, graphic literature such as comic books and cartoons, environmen

BeReading With Children As They Learn To Read: A Parent Handout When children start learning to read, they benefit from reading out loud to parents. Ten to twenty minutes a day provides amazing results when help and support is one-on-one. This handout provides tips to support children when they read out loud to parents and caregivers. It also includes steps for choosing books that are at the correct level of difficulty for children to read out loud. Educators who purchase this handout are w

Reading to Children From the Beginning: A Parent Handout Sharing the joy of reading on a daily basis helps children develop a love for books, reading and learning. Children discover that reading is an enjoyable learning experience and become readers for life! Reading out loud to children introduces new words, ideas and information. Talking with children before, during and after reading helps develop listening and speaking skills and develops new understandings. This four page handout has bee

Learning About Numbers: A Parent Handout This handout provides information on how parents can help their children learn about numbers using every day experiences. It provides information on activities that support the development of vocabulary associated with numbers, number sense, measuring and learning about patterns. Classroom and support teachers find this handout a practical and effective way to share information with parents who want to support their child’s early numeracy learning expe

Becoming a Better Writer: A Parent Handout Children grow as writers when they write often, receive lots of encouragement and have support. Two writing strategies that parents can use are: 1. help children make reading and writing connections 2. mentor children throughout the writing process. Classroom and support teachers find this handout particularly helpful as a resource to share with parents wanting to know how to use these two writing strategies and provide one-on-one support for their

Children Reading On Their Own & Getting Better Every Time: A Parent Handout Children who read on their own become better readers every time they read. They develop instant recall or recognition of a growing number of words and expand their background knowledge. They become quick and accurate at using phonics or sounding out, clues from pictures and other words they have already read as well as making predictions from their own background knowledge to figure out words they don’t know. The