ERIC Number: ED379592
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 67
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Leamos!--Let's Read! Parent-Meeting Leaders Guide.
Behm, Mary; Behm, Richard
Presented in both Spanish and English, this guide for a parent involvement meeting is designed to help teachers and parents explore specific strategies to motivate children to become better readers and learners. The guide contains material necessary to conduct a 1- or 1.5-hour session on motivational techniques that parents can use at home with their children. The leader's guide includes: (1) presentation notes and a variety of activities for the session; (2) a reproducible written invitation for teachers to send home to parents; (3) handout masters; (4) 25 bookmarks; and (5) information about other products and services that will help foster parent involvement. Seven chapters are as follows: (1) Getting Acquainted: Warm-Up Activities; (2) Right Now You Are Probably Wondering,"Why Should I Become Involved in My Child's Education?"; (3) How You Can Motivate Your Child To Learn; (4) Being a Model of Curiosity; (5) How You Can Find Time for Parent Involvement: Making Reading a Family Habit; (6) Using Leamos! and (7) Questions, Evaluation, and Closing. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Motivation Techniques, Parent Education, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Reading Improvement, Student Motivation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Indiana University, 2805 E. 10th St., Suite 150, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698 ($25).
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Multilingual/Bilingual Materials; ERIC Publications
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: EnglishSpanish
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A