Product Details

• Author: Jane Baskwill
• Year: 2009
• Grade Range: K-6

• Media: 128 pp/paper
• ISBN: 978-155138-234-0
• Item No.: WEB-8234

A Pembroke Publishers Title

Getting Dads On Board offers teachers effective techniques for attracting, recruiting, and keeping fathers involved in their children's literacy learning. Real-life experiences illustrate how a father's individual interests, strengths, and identity can complement and enrich his child's learning. Filled with sample letters to send home (with suggested games and activities), as well as ideas for workshops and other literacy events, this book provides teachers with a range of tools they can use to get and keep dads on board.

Table of Contents

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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Dads Involved
Chapter 2: Dads Reading to Kids
Chapter 3: Dads and Kids Reading Together
Chapter 4: Writing and Creating Together
Chapter 5: Workshops and Take-home Kits
Chapter 6: Further Connecting Classroom and Home
Appendix: Books to Read Aloud
Professional Resources
Index