1 - tools 3 – families engaging in literacy activities 5 – strengthen networks
Outcomes

K - Parents will know the fundamentals of reading with their children and
be able to use all 5 senses to describe/identify an object

A. PARENT LEARNING

Opening Activity

• Welcome and introductions
• Play the name game from lesson 1 to re-introduce parents and new participants. Have each parent say their name and what they bought. Then have the next person repeat it. Parents who have English as their second language may have difficulty with this so do not force them to remember the other parents’ names.
• Name game (My name is…..I went to market and bought an ….(apple) or whatever item you wish). Have each parent say their name and what they bought. Then have the next person repeat it. Parents who have English as their second language may have difficulty with this so do not force them to remember the other parents’ names.
• Review holistic literacy definition and 3 key messages
• Have parents share family photos or objects brought from home and discuss with the group
• Ask parents how their children found colouring, sticking pictures or placing stickers on the number sheet as a homework activity? Difficult? Fun? What did they enjoy about it?
• Focus is key message 1 - Read with your child daily

Introduce Topics

What is multi-sensory learning and its importance/Importance of memory/How to read with your child

Multi-sensory Learning
Multi-sensory learning uses all the senses including hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell to help with learning. Everything we know is learned by using our five senses. During a child’s first five years, everything they experience is new. These experiences eventually become “prior knowledge” that helps the child to learn even more things. As adults, they have a lot of prior knowledge. As a person working with families, the family literacy facilitator must build on the strength of that prior knowledge. For example, a family who has more than one language, often has different cultural practices and foods they eat. As a facilitator, if you notice a family with multiple languages, encourage them to continue speaking as many languages as possible with their child.