Family Engagement Series: Literacy Night

Participants will learn how to:

• Design Purposeful Literacy Events: Understand how to align family literacy nights with school-wide literacy goals, grade-level standards, and student needs, ensuring that every activity supports meaningful reading, writing, speaking, and listening development.
• Create and Facilitate Hands-On Literacy Stations: Gain practical tools for designing interactive, developmentally appropriate stations that model evidence-based literacy strategies families can use at home, such as shared reading, word games, vocabulary-building activities, and comprehension supports.
• Build Staff and Community Collaboration: Learn how to coordinate with teachers, specialists, and community partners to create a cohesive event that reflects the school’s literacy vision and provides families with ongoing resources and support.
• Use Data to Inform and Improve: Explore how to gather feedback from families, use student literacy data to guide event planning, and measure the impact of engagement efforts on student learning and family-school relationships.
• Promote a Welcoming Environment: Develop strategies to foster a warm, inclusive atmosphere that encourages family participation, honors family expertise, and builds trust between educators and caregivers.

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