In an effort to help school leaders collaborate with families in the implementation of NYC Reads, NYC Public Schools' literacy initiative, CPRL and NYCPS developed "Spread the Word: A NYC Reads Family Partnership Toolkit." While specific to NYC, this tool offers valuable guidance and can be customized by school leaders in any system. The tool includes a school-year roadmap, taking leaders from July to June through strategies they can use to
- facilitate two-way consistent communication and learning between educators and families
- provide families with varied, asset-based toolboxes of literacy supports for their children
- celebrate literacy as a source of joy, multilingualism, and cultural continuity
- continuously learn about how family partnership efforts are working and how they can be improved
Download the toolkit and consider how you can use it with your team.