The Reading Culture Advantage: Partnering with Families & Caregivers
Module 6 of The Reading Culture Advantage webinar series
What role do families and caregivers play in building a thriving reading culture? How can we move from good intentions to meaningful, strategic partnerships that honor the diverse reading lives already happening in students’ homes?
Join us for this interactive webinar that explores family and community partnerships as a cornerstone of reading engagement. Building on our statewide book study of Dr. Margaret Merga’s Creating a Reading Culture in Primary and Secondary Schools, this session introduces Colorado’s Family, School, and Community Partnerships (FSCP) Framework and provides practical tools for implementation.
Participants will hear from framework developer Darcy Hutchins about the essential elements of family partnerships, then develop an actionable plan and strategies for building authentic partnerships that support every reader.
Interested in earning 1 contact hour of Continuing Education credit? Please complete the Module 6 Reflection.
Please note: Module 6 builds on the learning of Modules 1-4. Missed any of these webinars? Watch the recordings here or register here to take the self-paced, asynchronous course, The Reading Culture Advantage (participants can earn 4 Continuing Education contact hours).
Module 6 Resources: We are in the process of creating accessible documents. Please reach out to Suzi Tonini if you need alternate versions of any of these resources.
- Building Trusting Relationships with Families (Rocky Mountain Family Engagement Collective)
- Community Language Cooperative (interpretation services)
- Creating a Reading Culture in Primary and Secondary Schools: A Practical Guide by Margaret Merga (foundational text for the webinar series)
- FCSP Action Plan: Increasing Reading Engagement Through Family Partnerships (Colorado State Library)
- Family, School, and Community Partnerships (Colorado Department of Education)
- FSCP P-12 Framework (Colorado Department of Education)
- FSCP P-12 Framework Rubrics (Colorado Department of Education)
- FSCP Promising Partnership Practices (Colorado Department of Education)
- Mindset Shifts and Teacher Home Visits (RTI International)
- Parent and Caregiver Tips for Encouraging Reading Engagement (Colorado State Library)