Supporting Family Involvement in Reading Foundational Skills

Teacher leadership and communication are critical—the more teachers encourage and assist parents and caregivers in supporting their child’s literacy development, the more likely they are to become involved in their child’s education.

To strengthen communication efforts between educators and families, the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast (REL-Southeast) created a suite of grade-specific guides to encourage and facilitate at-home literacy support for children.  Each guide is designed to assist teachers in reinforcing literacy activities with families.

The literacy activities included in the guides are:

  • aligned to classroom instruction;
  • informed by student needs;
  • grounded in evidence-based practices; and
  • facilitated by ongoing parent-teacher communication.

K-3 Teacher’s Guides:

Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in

Foundational Reading Skills 

The First Grade Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in 

Foundational Reading Skills

The Second Grade Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skill

The Third Grade Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in

Foundational Reading Skill