Reading ASSIST Institute - Unlocking the written word... one sound at a time

Parent ASSIST Program

This program is part of RAI ‘s commitment to parents wishing to play an active role in their children's literacy growth. RAI recognizes the important role that parents play in their children’s education and provides 90 minute educational modules that give parents the knowledge, strategies and resources to enhance their children’s literacy at home. Modules include:

 

• Dialogic Reading:  Parents learn how to make the most out of reading aloud
  to their preschool children.

• Module 1:  Building Blocks for Reading Success:  Parents learn games and  
  activities to promote letter knowledge and phonemic awareness will be
  presented in this interactive workshop.  

• Module 2:  Building Blocks for Reading Success:  Phonics and Fluency

  Parents and caregivers learn to maximize the reading experience by
  strengthening word attack skills and helping to build reading fluency.  

• Module 3:  Building Blocks for Reading Success:  Parents and caregivers
  learn to provide Vocabulary and Comprehension skills through interactive    
  reading.

• Module 4:  Reading and Writing:  Working Together:  Parents and caregivers
  learn strategies to identify and state the main idea, take notes, and write a
  summary of what has been read.