1. Welcome Parents TCDSB 2012 teresa.paoli@tcdsb.org

2. “It takes a whole village to raise a child” Old African Proverb

3. Using the gospel values as the anchor for literacy learning, we are committed to assisting students to become confident and reflective readers and writers who apply Catholic values to life's opportunities, challenges and choices. Those who use literacy take it for granted - but those who cannot use it are excluded from much communication in today's world. Indeed, it is the excluded who can best appreciate the notion of literacy as freedom. UNESCO, Statement for the United Nations Literacy Decade, 2003-2012

4. Ministry of Education and TCDSB Curriculum Documents

5. The Literacy Continuum Comprehensive Literacy K to Grade 3 Literacy in the Middle Grades Grade 4 to 8 Student Success Literacy Grade 7 to 12

6. What strategies do literate learners use?

7. Meaning MakerCode User Text UserText Analyser Literate Learner

8. Roles of the Literate Learner Meaning Maker. Uses prior knowledge and experience to construct and communicate meaning when reading, writing, and speaking. Code User Recognizes and uses the features and structures of written, visual, and spoken texts, including the alphabet, sounds in the words, spelling, conventions, sentence structure, text organization, graphics and other visuals to break the “code” of text. Text User Understands that the purpose and audience help to determine the way a text is structured, the tone, the degree of formality, and the sequence of components and uses the knowledge to read, write and speak. Text Analyser Understands that texts are not neutral, that they represent particular views and perspectives, that other views and perspectives may be missing, and that the design and messages of texts can be critiqued and alternatives considered.

9. Make Connections Ask Questions Talk, talk, talk Tell stories… Write, write, write Check for understanding Read “When I come to a word I don’t know….” Fluency

10. Working together……. Parents and schools work together in partnership to develop and nurture a love of literacy. Children look to adults as role models. By watching these adults, they begin to develop their own attitudes and values towards reading and writing.

11. Read every day……

13. Student A 20 min./day Student B 4 min./day In one week In one month In one school year By the end of grade 8 20 min. X 5 days = 100 min./week 4 min. X 5 days = 20 min./week 100 min. X 4 weeks = 400 min./month 20 min. X 4 weeks = 80 min./ month 400 min. X 9 months = 3600 min./ year (10 days) 80 min. X 9 months = 720 min./year (2 days) 2 days X 8 years = 16 days 10 days X 8 years = 80 days

14. Use the 5 finger rule when you choose a book to read! Read a page in the middle of the book. Put up one finger for every “clunk” you have. 0 fingers – too easy 1-3 fingers – just right 4-5 fingers - quite hard 5+ too hard for now

15. When I come to a word I don’t know……

16. I look at the pictures. I make the first sound. I slide my finger under the word. I look inside the word for parts I know. I blend the parts together. I skip the word and read to the end of the sentence. I go back and re-read asking myself: Does it make sense? Does it sound right? Does it look right?

17. Write, write, write….

18. How can you support your child?

19. Community

20. Resources for parents….. Reading as a Family Reading as a Family Summer Reading Summer Reading TCDSB brochures TCDSB brochures Websites: parent site on tcdsb Websites: parent site on tcdsb ebsco Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library

21. “The desire to read is not born in a child. It is planted by parents and teachers.” -from Jim Trelease The New Read-Aloud Handbook

22. Gotta Keep Reading…. Ocoee Middle School - Gotta Keep Reading - YouTube Ocoee Middle School - Gotta Keep Reading - YouTube Ocoee Middle School - Gotta Keep Reading - YouTube Ocoee Middle School - Gotta Keep Reading - YouTube