Education Professional Development
Getting Dads on Board
Fostering literacy partnerships for successful student learning
- Publisher
- Pembroke Publishers
- Initial publish date
- May 2011
- Category
- Professional Development
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551382340
- Publish Date
- Feb 2009
- List Price
- $28.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781551387932
- Publish Date
- May 2011
- List Price
- $25.95
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Description
This book offers teachers effective strategies for attracting, recruiting, and keeping fathers involved in their children's literacy learning. Real-life experiences are used to illustrate how a father's individual interests, strengths, and identities can complement and enrich a child's learning. From letters to send home with suggestions for games and activities, to tips for reading aloud and storytelling, to help in organizing workshops and other literacy events, teachers will find the tools they need to get and keep dads on board.
About the author
Jane Baskwill is a writer and educator who lives in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia.
Librarian Reviews
Getting Dads on Board: Fostering Literacy Partnerships for Successful Student Learning
This guide offers teachers strategies for attracting, recruiting and keeping fathers involved in their children’s literacy learning. Using real-life examples, it also shows how a dad’s own interests, strengths and identity can complement and enrich a child’s learningSource: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2010.
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