Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
In this section, you will watch Dr. Paratore's lecture on connecting school and home literacy practices.
Print Dr. Paratore's Connecting School and Home Lecture Posters (PDF). Use the posters to take notes on the lecture.
In this video segment, Dr. Paratore presents research related to parent involvement in children's literacy development. These findings suggest that parents play an important role in their child's literacy development and that positive home-school connections influence children's achievement in reading and writing.
An accompanying lecture transcript (PDF) is also available.
After watching the lecture, review your notes and consider these questions:
Following the lecture, the workshop participants discuss their practices and obstacles in building home-school partnerships. Use the video image below to locate where to begin viewing.
After watching the video segment, consider these questions:
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