It has been an awesome programme.
It helps me to know how to calm down when my child makes a mistake. It brings that mother/daughter bond. Now reading is fun time not shouting time, and what I really like now is that my daughter likes to read.
It has been a time of us spending time together. His reading has improved because of the interest from home knowing we will not try to jump in with the right words or push him longer than he can take.
I've enjoyed the workshops, even though my English isn't very good. I want to know everything about the reading, know about my daughter. Now my daughter wants to read and she's reading better. She's reading more books and her father is taking her to the local library every Thursday night. Sometimes my daughter helps me when we are reading together. Read More
Mum helps me all the time. If I get stuck on a word, mum waits for a couple of seconds, then tells me. Sometimes my sisters and grandma help me.
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I have greatly enjoyed helping the students' understanding in reading as well as watching them develop their vocabulary skills.
Experiencing the genuine gratitude that parents express has reinforced the vital need for this type of home support... [Reading Together] must become embedded practice within schools rather than an occasional offering.
Despite my own initial lack of confidence I found these workshop programmes to be very successful. All the parents obviously recommended these workshops to others because other parents have asked me when I will be running more. I am happy to do this. Professionally I have grown in confidence in working with parents and also I can make them feel comfortable enough to share their fears about reading and see these grow to more positive attitudes. The parents' own self-esteem also showed positive signs of improvement. Read More
Reading Together is absolutely wonderful - we are having more success with it than I ever possibly imagined - it's wonderfully successful - it sure works...
We believe it is probably the most productive home-school programme we have run and the feedback we have received from parents indicates that they feel equally positive about it. Read More
The public library has a supportive role, strengthening partnerships with both whānau and schools, sharing knowledge, providing a diverse range of quality resources and fostering lifelong learning.
The programme challenges the traditional public perception of libraries, raising their profile as an invaluable, non-threatening "vibrant" community resource accessible by all. Read More