T-Pals
The
T-Pals (Teachers Teaching Parents About Literacy
Skills) program is a professional development
graduate level course which provides teachers
and families with methods to support learning
and maximize familial participation in their children's
emerging literacy.
The
course uses the National PTO Standards for family
involvement, The Illinois State Standards for
English Language Arts, and research-based best
practices in reading instruction as a foundation.
As part of the program, teachers develop year-long
plans for incorporating family involvement in
their classrooms and schools. Teachers also receive
a variety of materials to use in their classroom
and to send home with students to support their
literacy learning. During the school year, families
are periodically brought together with teachers
as part of a "Family Literacy Fair".
The teachers prepare interactive activities for
the fair, using the materials from the class,
designed to educate parents about literacy skills
and provide them with strategies to assist their
children's reading development.
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