Charleston County First Steps to School Readiness

Program Overview

Motheread/Fatheread is an evidence-based family literacy program model. Parents are engaged in learning how to select age-appropriate books, read to their children, extend the storyline of each book, learn about child development, and introduce parents to adult literature.

Classes are geared toward parents of children birth through five years of age. The classes typically meet once per week for 2 hours, over a period of 10-12 weeks. Child care is provided in a separate space so adults can fully participate. In each meeting, a holistic, learner-centered approach is used to facilitate the exploration of literacy as experience, art and process. These activities may include modeling and practicing read-aloud techniques to help children engage with stories, as well as reflect to adult writings which may be connected to a piece of children's literature or a writing skill. These activities are followed by the rejoining of parents and children in order to reinforce and implement the read-aloud techniques practiced.

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