Re: [LM_NET] HIT: Creating a "Reading with your child" program

[Barbara Braxton <barbara@IIMETRO.COM.AU>]

I was offline when this request first came through so I missed its context but my 
first thought
(apart from the Mem Fox book) was to approach the local school or public library 
that the mothers
are likely to use and talk to them about setting up a "grab bags" scheme.  I did 
this in my library
and it consisted of making a number of library bags from cheap, bright fabric and 
putting seven
read-alouds into them so parents could come in and check out a bag that had enough 
stories for a
week's worth of reading.  I started the collection by using duplicate copies of 
suitable books from
the shelves and then built them up with cheap purchases from book clubs, book 
fairs, second hand
stores and so on.  It was extremely popular because it was so quick and simple for 
parents to borrow
and they didn't have to know anything about children's literature to make 
selections.

I would also make posters to display using some of the quotes from Fox and Trelease 
et al.  My
favourite is "Children become readers on the laps of their parents" although I 
don't know who said
it.

You might also like to have a look at 
http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/parent_lounge/reading.htm
Barbara


Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA

E. barbara@iimetro.com.au
"Together we learn from each other." 

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