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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Often families participate together in library programs. How do you manage family participation in structured literacy activities designed for K-3<sup>rd</sup> graders?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Fostering Readers has resources to help!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:3.3pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/extended-activity-plans.html">Extended activity plans</a> include tips for “Family Engagement” in the
navigation bar along the right side of each plan and “Messages for Caregivers” in the variations and extended learning section at the end of the plan.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:3.3pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119714809/talking_points_spanish-2019.pdf">Literacy messages</a> to share with parents
and caregivers in English and Spanish. These are like the Every Child Ready to Read early literacy messages many of us have integrated into storytimes and other programs. For example:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:3.3pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">When children are allowed to choose their own books, they read more and develop lifelong reading habits and strategies.
<i>Cuando pueden escoger sus propios libros, los niños leen más y forman costumbres y estrategias de lectura que les servirán durante toda su vida.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:3.3pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Reading isn’t always a quiet activity! Kids need to talk before, during, and after reading to develop comprehension skills.
<i>La conversación puede dar vida a la lectura. Los niños tienen que hablar antes de, durante, y después de leer; eso facilita la comprensión.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:3.3pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/get-handouts-and-more.html">Give parents and caregivers handouts</a> at the beginning of the activity
so that they can support kids during the activity<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:3.3pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119714809/streamlined_vts_handout_eng-spa_2019.pdf">Visual Thinking Strategies</a> (bilingual)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:3.3pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Fostering Reading Growth in
<a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119714809/fostering_reading_growth_short_2019.pdf">
English</a> and <a href="https://fosteringreaders.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119714809/fosteringreadinggrowth-spanish.pdf">
Spanish</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">What does it look like?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="328" height="261" style="width:3.4166in;height:2.7222in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D862C7.433C9F50"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank you Mollala Public Library for being a Fostering Readers pilot project site in 2019!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please let me know if you have anu questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Katie Anderson </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(she/her)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Youth Services Librarian | </span>
<a href="https://www.wccls.org/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">WCCLS</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:katiea@wccls.org"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">katiea@wccls.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> | 971-358-9359
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">My work week is Sunday - Thursday</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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