Dr. Terri TharpALER Conference: November 3, 2012

Promote literacy skills in children and families

To facilitate parent-child collaboration and communication

Strengthen school and family relationship

Provide pre-service teachers the opportunity to experience building relationships with children and families

Families Pre-service Teachers

School Personnel

*Enjoy the program.

*Learn a variety of techniques to promote reading at home.

*Enjoy having time to engage in activities with their children.

*The meal is a plus!

*Improvement in abilities to interact with family members.

*Improvement in planning and implementing literacy activities, modeling strategies, and engaging families and children in learning.

*Children and families responded positively to the opportunity to work with pre-service teachers, faculty, and Read to Succeed personnel.

*Teachers enjoy participating in the program without having to plan and implement the activities.

Terri.Tharp@mtsu.edu

www.readtosucceed.org