These models are
- Grandir avec mon enfant (Joly and Fauchon, 2002), an adaptation of the Canadian Anglophone
Literacy and Parenting Skills model to the minority Francophone setting,
- Lire et écrire a la maison (Drolet, Giasson and Saint-Laurent, 2001), from Quebec, for parents offirst
graders, and
- Des livres dans mon baluchon (Bissonnette and La Rue, 2004), specifically designed for the minority
Francophone setting from the perspective of multiple literacies.
3.3.1.1 Grandir avec mon enfant
Background: The Grandir avec mon enfant model was developed in collaboration with many Anglophone
and Francophone experts from five different provinces. The model has been adopted as a pilot project by
various Francophone organizations in Canada.
Duration: The model is divided into ten modules of two and one-half hours each, for a total of 25 hours.
Target group: Parents of preschool and school-age children, with the direct participation of adults and the
indirect participation of children.
Definition of family literacy: An intervention designed to strengthen parenting skills and to help parents
support their children in their learning.
Goals
- to enhance participants' self-esteem,
- to foster pride in one's language and culture,
- to increase awareness of the parental role,
- to improve parenting skills, and
- to develop a positive attitude toward the emergence of literacy skills.
General objectives
To encourage participating parents
- to exchange ideas in an atmosphere of openness and respect,
- to take stock of strengths (acquired literacies) and challenges on an individual level,
- to enhance their self-esteem,
- to acquire new parenting skills,
- to become conscious of the link between self-esteem and cultural and linguistic identity,
- to take advantage of the reading and writing activities that present themselves in everyday life,
and
- to know what Francophone services are offered in the community and to make better use of the
various Francophone resources available.