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This infographic shows how the everyday activities you do in your family support your children’s learning. Patterns of family life support your child’s ability to do well in school!
Available in Spanish: Relación Padres–Hijos
Also available in these Pacific island languages: Kajin Aelōñ Kein (Marshallese); Tekoi er a Belau (Palauan); Fóósun Chuuk (Chuukese); Kahs Kosrae (Kosraean); Mahsen en Pohnpei (Pohnpeian); and Thin nu Waqab (Yapese)
Academic Development Institute & Laumann, B.
This resource provides fun activities to do at home that will help preschoolers get ready for school. It is arranged according to the areas outlined in the Illinois Early Learning Standards, so there are tips for parents and low-cost activities for kids in areas like language, science, and fine arts.
Available in Spanish: Las pautas comienzan en el hogar: Guía para padres y familias sobre el aprendizaje infantil).
This infographic gives teachers tips for enhancing their relationships with the families of their students to support learning.
These handouts can be shared with families to support family literacy practices at home, while recognizing the funds of knowledge families already hold.
Tracey Kumar
"To help literacy educators identify practices that are already in place, this manuscript presents the 16-item Questionnaire of Home Environment Literacy Practices (Q-HELP). The manuscript…presents findings concerning the psychometric soundness of the instrument and describes three ways that literacy educators can utilize the instrument to enhance their partnerships” with families. A copy of the instrument is included.
Julie A. Planke, Laura M. Justice, Nan Xiao, Kelly Purtell, and Hui Jiang
"Results from multilevel path analysis showed that the family–teacher relationship and teachers’ perceptions of family values were associated with children’s behavioral control and peer social skills directly and indirectly….Findings suggest that family involvement in early childhood education and teacher–child relationships influence one another, and both provide valuable resources supporting children’s social development."
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