I got this idea from Tara Etheridge‘s, Elementary Librarian at the International School of Bangkok, blogpost. Thirty parents in grades 1 & 2 came to hear a brief talk on reading and selecting books with their child.
Angela MacKenzie, Reading Specialist, and I presented the talk. We had 4 tables of books with one of those tables being new books. We talked about how to select books, read for enjoyment or read for meaning, use the catalog and consider reading levels, and what the levels mean on Early Readers. We ended with Angela modeling how to read for meaning with a child and ask questions. We didn’t want to make it too teacher-oriented. Afterwards we browsed and helped parents one-on-one. One thing I didn’t take into account was the parents who came that didn’t speak much English. I didn’t put together a PowerPoint and I probably should have for them.
