Observation Module 2

• During my two weeks of observing and interacting with the teacher and assistant in the Pre-K class I notice how they were trying to engage with the parents the importance of literacy. In my paper I'm focusing on how to help promote literacy at home. I seen the teacher and assistant meeting together about fun ways to get parents involved in literacy at home. They came up with the reading log. It allows the students to pick a book and once they are read to they were to color in how they felt about the book. The feeling range from a happy face (like it), a straight face (it was o.k) or sad face (didn't like it). The teacher spoke with the parents about the library and enforced how important it was for them to sign off on it every night in order for the students to receive a new book. The parents and students were into it. When some of the students returned the log the assistant had a conversation with them about how they enjoyed reading the books. She briefly discussed what parts they like/disliked about the books. As the days were going by some of the children who didn't get their log sign was feeling upset because they wasn't able to get a new book. The assistant was kind in telling them how it was their responsibly to make sure that the book was being read and the parent signing off on it. 

• I learned that if you make reading fun and exciting that the children will like to read. Also, if you explain to the parents the significance of reading to their child they are willing to do the additional readings. I noticed that the parents too were getting into the readings telling the teacher how much they liked a particular book. One challenge I see is having those engaging conversation to parents that don't come to school. There are some parents who only show their faces when they register their kids in the beginning of the year. I would like to advocate how classrooms can get some incentives for those parents who take the necessary steps in furthering their child's literacy. Also, how to encourage parents to get more involve int their children's education. Maybe see more programs in school that help parents to build the gap of literacy through school and home.