SPOTLIGHTS

BIMONTHLY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES
Summer 2026

Resources for Parents

Family Expectations and Supervision 

This infographic helps families establish simple routines and practices that make it clear to their children how important parents believe their ongoing learning and growth is—a research-proven recipe for success!

Available in Spanish: Expectativas Familiares y Supervisión

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)

Everyday Learning    

Activities for ages 3-5 from Ready, Here I Come! Simple, fun things to do at home to help your child learn and prepare for school.

Resources for Schools

Supporting Family Practices to Help Children Learn

This infographic gives teachers a number of topics they can highlight with their students’ families to help them recognize the great value in the little things they do, which we call “the curriculum of the home”!

Reading to Learn: Activities from the "Reading at Home" Workshops   

This handout provides simple, fun activities families can do at home to help an elementary age child develop into a great reader and learner.

School Community Journal

Take-Home Decodable Book Bags: Leveraging the School to Home Connection to Support Phonics Instruction 

Renée Cowan

"This mixed methods study examined the implementation and perceived effectiveness of take-home decodable book bags designed to extend phonics instruction into the home.…Findings suggest that take-home decodable book bags are an effective, family-friendly tool for reinforcing classroom phonics instruction and strengthening home–school literacy partnerships."


The Power of Parents: A Mixed-Methods Study of Early Literacy Development at Home   

Kouider Mokhtari, LeAnn R. Nash, & Hina Fatima

"This study evaluated the Parent-Powered Literacy (PPL) Project, a nine-month, community-based initiative designed to strengthen parents’ capacity to support early language and literacy development among children from birth to age four…demonstrating its potential as a scalable and community-driven model for promoting early childhood and family literacy development at home." 

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