Connecting Home & School

It is important to tap into the literacy practices used at home as a resource and bridge to presenting school-based literacy practices. Children and their families should be seen as contributors to their literacy development and practices just as they should be seen for their oral communication practices. Often, teachers ask parents and family members to use school vocabulary and literacy practices at home but teachers may forget to do the reverse, i.e., to bring into the classroom or childcare setting the richness of literacy practices, tools, and materials that already exist at home.