Bridges to LiteracyRiver Elementary School Winnipeg, Canada The Bridges to Literacy program brings parents into the school to share with them ways to extend literacy development at home. The goal is to provide help in language and literacy skills through fun and exciting projects. More... Sandra McCaig, Director of Student Support Services, The Winnipeg School Division No. 1 (204) 788-0203 Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Literacy |
Bridges to LiteracyRiver Elementary School Winnipeg, Canada The Bridges to Literacy program brings parents into the school to share with them ways to extend literacy development at home. The goal is to provide help in language and literacy skills through fun and exciting projects. More... Sandra McCaig, Director of Student Support Services, The Winnipeg School Division No. 1 (204) 788-0203 Type 4 | Elementary Grades | Literacy |
Family Literacy NightsMetropolitan Regional Career & Technical Center Providence, Rhode Island The Action Team for Partnerships implemented a program to support the school improvement goal of building family literacy skills. In order to develop a program aligned with the families’ needs and interests, the team surveyed families about what they wanted to learn. Next, through a partnership with Brown University, the team recruited college students to teach the classes. More... Elayne Walker-Cabral, Action Team Chair (401) 752-3400 Type 4 | High School | Literacy |
Family Literacy NightsMetropolitan Regional Career & Technical Center Providence, Rhode Island The Action Team for Partnerships implemented a program to support the school improvement goal of building family literacy skills. In order to develop a program aligned with the families’ needs and interests, the team surveyed families about what they wanted to learn. Next, through a partnership with Brown University, the team recruited college students to teach the classes. More... Elayne Walker-Cabral, Action Team Chair (401) 752-3400 Type 4 | High School | Literacy |
Makowski MarketplaceStanley M. Makowski E.C.C. Buffalo, New York This year a committee of parents and staff transformed the Imagination Center at Stanley M. Makowski E.C.C. into an international marketplace for two days. This partnership practice with its international flair targeted four goals: (1) to increase parent involvement; (2) to increase literacy skills; (3) to celebrate each child’s success; and (4) to create a memorable, developmentally appropriate learning experience for the school community. The event coincided with the school district’s Celebrate Success Week. More... Norma Fletcher, Coordinator (716) 888-2007 Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Literacy |
Makowski MarketplaceStanley M. Makowski E.C.C. Buffalo, New York This year a committee of parents and staff transformed the Imagination Center at Stanley M. Makowski E.C.C. into an international marketplace for two days. This partnership practice with its international flair targeted four goals: (1) to increase parent involvement; (2) to increase literacy skills; (3) to celebrate each child’s success; and (4) to create a memorable, developmentally appropriate learning experience for the school community. The event coincided with the school district’s Celebrate Success Week. More... Norma Fletcher, Coordinator (716) 888-2007 Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Literacy |
Partners in LiteracyWestview Elementary School Zanesville, Ohio Westview Elementary school staff, parents, and community members developed a unique partnership to improve students’ reading skills. Classroom teachers and the Title I reading specialist created Partners in Literacy (PIL) to organize and use the support of parents and other community members as reading volunteers. More... Melissa Nelson, (740) 453-7558 Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Literacy |
Partners in LiteracyWestview Elementary School Zanesville, Ohio Westview Elementary school staff, parents, and community members developed a unique partnership to improve students’ reading skills. Classroom teachers and the Title I reading specialist created Partners in Literacy (PIL) to organize and use the support of parents and other community members as reading volunteers. More... Melissa Nelson, (740) 453-7558 Type 3 | Elementary Grades | Literacy |