Parent Engagement for Read@Home
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Parent Engagement for Read@Home
The World Bank’s Read@Home initiative works to bring books into as many homes as possible and supports parents and caregivers globally to engage with children in reading activities.
Read@Home
The Read@Home Parent Engagement Package provides a variety of practical resources that can be used to encourage and support parent engagement during reading activities at home. Content is available in different formats (e.g., flip books, pictures, video, audio, and discussion guides) so that all caregivers can participate, regardless of their own literacy levels.
Orientation Booklet
Download the Read@Home Parent Engagement Orientation Booklet for an overview of the different materials in the package and how these materials could be adapted and used in your setting.
FAQ
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How to use these resources
The Parental Engagement Package includes a variety of guidance materials for parent engagement that teams can adapt and combine in a way that best suits their context.
The package includes a variety of resources and materials (e.g., flip books, pictures, video, audio, and discussion guides) to choose from:
See the orientation booklet for an overview of all the resources in the package and for guidance on how these could be adapted and used.
Read moreContain visual materials to present to caregivers, with talking points for facilitators on the back. They can be used for in-person meetings with caregivers.
Read moreDemonstrate different caregiver engagement strategies, showing reading activities in different settings.
Read moreDemonstrate different caregiver engagement strategies, showing reading activities in different settings.
Read more(Printed pictures with minimal text) can be distributed to families alongside books, which can be used to discuss key messages.
Read moreCan be sent to caregivers’ phones (along with a short audio recording) to illustrate key Read@Home activities and as reminders.
Read moreCan be used to display key program messages or to advertise program activities and meeting details.
Read moreCan be used to create awareness of the program and activities, to disseminate key messages, or to conduct a read-along or demonstration using local books.
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