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Title: Family LiteracyFocus on PreschoolersYoung Children

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Family Literacy-Focus on Preschoolers/Young
Children

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Examples of programs

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Impact of family literacy programs

Brooks, G., Gorman, T., Harman, J., Hutchison,
D., Wilkin, A. (1996). Family literacy works
The NFER evaluation of the Basic Skills Agencys
demonstration programmes. London Basic Skills
Agency.

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Engaging families Our experiences

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Parents as Literacy Supporters (PALS)(Anderson
Morrison, 1999)

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Overview

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What is PALS?

PALS
is a program for preschool and kindergarten aged
children and their parents
10 or more half day sessions
has a take home component from each session
is in its 7th year in Langley in 12 schools
reaching 350 families
is being implemented in 14 school districts in
British Columbia, in the Northwest Territories
and in Toronto
is making a difference for families
values and builds upon family strengths
is no cost to families
is a joyful, respectful program

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How did PALS come to be?

The developers (Anderson Morrison) were invited
by the mayor of a small city in B.C. to
participate in developing a program that would
assist parents in supporting their childrens
literacy development.
The program was part of a larger inter-agency
community development initiative.
Focus groups of parents, early childhood
educators and administrators were established to
provide advice in the design and implementation
of the program.

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What is PALS?

PALS
is a program for preschool and kindergarten aged
children and their parents
10 or more half day sessions
has a take home component from each session
is in its 7th year in Langley in 12 schools
reaching 350 families
is being implemented in 14 school districts in
British Columbia, in the Northwest Territories
and in Toronto
is making a difference for families
values and builds upon family strengths
is no cost to families
is a joyful, respectful program

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Goal of PALS

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Assumptions/Theoretical Framework

That the parents are committed to and interested
in their childrens literacy development.
That most parents provide opportunities for their
children to learn literacy at home (e.g.,
Purcell-Gates, 1996 Taylor Dorsey-Gaines,
1998).
That the kinds of literacy experiences which are
being provided in the homes might be (and
probably are) different from school literacy
(e.g., Heath, 1983).

That some parents need and want knowledge and
specific suggestions about how they can support
their childrens literacy development (e.g.,
Kagan, 1992).
That the program should reflect a social
contextual orientation (e.g., Cairney, 2005)

That children learn literacy by participating in
a wide variety of literacy activities and events
and that there is no single (e.g., storybook
reading) or indeed best way for children to
learn literacy (e.g., Pellegrini, 1991
Taylor,1983).
childrens literacy development is best
understood from an ecological perspective (e.g.
Bronfenbrenner, 1995).

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How does PALS work?