Administrator’s Role: Supporting Family Engagement in Early Language and Literacy

Administrator’s Role: Supporting Family Engagement in Early Language and Literacy explores the vital role that families play as children’s first literacy teachers. By understanding the role of parents, families, and the home culture in children’s literacy development, leaders can provide support and promote communication that enhances literacy learning. 


About This Course

Topics addressed in Administrator’s Role: Supporting Family Engagement in Early Language and Literacy include the importance of family engagement in early literacy, the role of diverse families and cultures in literacy learning, strategies for supporting home language and English language development, and resources for school leaders and coaches to support family literacy.


Participant Outcomes

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of families and caregivers in early literacy development.
  • Educate families and caregivers about early literacy.
  • Engage families and caregivers in PreK-3 literacy in school and at home.


About the Series
The PreK-3 Literacy for School Leaders Blended Learning Series comprises 9 modules and prepares school leaders and coaches to better understand, promote, and improve early literacy learning in their schools. The introductory module for the series explores the importance of early literacy development to reading success, introduces important documents related to PreK and K-3 literacy guidelines and policies in New Mexico, and explains to what extent these documents form a continuum. The module also describes what school leaders can do to ensure communication between PreK and K-3 teachers and alignment in PreK and K-3 curriculum and instruction. 

Module 2 is focused on the unique strengths and needs of English Language Learner students with regard to early literacy. Modules 3, 4, and 5 dig into the nuts and bolts of reading instruction: research, best practices, and classroom vignettes. Module 6 addresses the same topics as Modules 3, 4, and 5, with a special focus on English Language Learners. Modules 7, 8, and 9 turn to the school administrator’s role in supporting and improving PreK-3 literacy practices and reading proficiency.

 
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Course Staff

Sharon DeCarlo


Sharon DeCarlo, C.A.G.S., is a Senior Literacy Associate at Public Consulting Group. Sharon works at the school, district, regional, and state level to develop curriculum aligned with Common Core Standards, promote literacy, develop, and support implementation of action plans, and provide professional development. Sharon has over 25 years of teaching and administrative experience in K–12 education. Her areas of expertise include PK-12 ELA and literacy, writing and aligning curriculum, standards-based education, professional learning communities, and systems of tiered instruction and intervention (RtI). At PCG, Sharon’s extensive experience in public education informs her work in consulting with school and district administrators and teams, providing professional development, and developing curriculum aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Prior to joining PCG, Sharon was an elementary classroom teacher and secondary English teacher in New York for ten years. Upon relocating to Massachusetts, she served as a middle school literacy specialist and district English Language Arts curriculum specialist for eight years and as school and district administrator for twelve years. 

Participants should complete Module 1: Setting the Context for PreK-3 Literacy before taking this module.

It is also highly recommended that participants complete all modules in the PreK-3 Literacy for School Leaders series sequentially.

Course Code: NMR2L9
Course Release: Jun 15, 2016
Estimated Effort: 75 Minutes

Suggested Prerequisites:

Participants should complete Module 1: Setting the Context for PreK-3 Literacy before taking this module.

It is also highly recommended that participants complete all modules in the PreK-3 Literacy for School Leaders series sequentially.

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