2. Building Relationships with Family Friendly Materials Kat Cripe Florida State University

3. Something to Remember…  There is no wrong way to make materials  Just some ways that make them more friendly  Materials design is personal preference  It is important to remember families have preferences too

4. How Do Materials Welcome Your Families?  Is the purpose easily and clearly identified?  Are they easy to read?  Do they provide examples that families can relate to?  Do they enhance the family’s and child’s strengths?  Are they flexible to meet multiple purposes for the family?

6. Diversity is Everything  Consumers of EI services are many and varied  No single brochure or format will be appealing or effective for everyone  Need to consider literacy and language levels  Need for varied formats and repetition of key concepts  Need to target various audiences (e.g. dad, parents of children with autism)

9. How Do Materials Engage Families?  Clipart and pictures  Participation opportunities  Match immediate interests or concerns  Connect to others  Move from understanding to application

11. Clean and Easy  Bullets are our friends  Break up text and keep the reader reading Tables Talk Can make a lot of text bearable  Count your words  Less is more and jargon free The thin line between love and hate Consistency and creativity must be balanced

13. Putting It All Together

14. Target Audience - Single moms Clipart Bullets

15. Newsletter style Different header than the normal TaCTICS header Target Audiences - Dad or sports fans

16. Table Easy to read Purpose is clearly identified Examples that you can relate to

17. Purpose is clearly identified Easy to read and follow

18. Low Literacy Level Clipart Family Participation

19. Application of Information Digital Photo Family Participation

20. Family Examples Application of Information

21. Enhances Family Strengths Flexibility for Change