Supporting parents

A partnership of the home, school and community is a relationship that recognises and values the ways families, schools and communities work together to support students.

Providing families with information about how they can support their children's literacy development at home and at school is an important aspect of this partnership.

The following links provide family and community members with literacy information sheets, booklets, audio and video files. Most are available in various languages.

Helping your child to read, write, spell and speak:

Reading with your child at home

Helping your child read with the Premier's Reading Challenge

Helping your child with writing

Helping your child with spelling

Why is it good to help your child at home?

How is talking and listening taught?

Materials for middle years students:

Supporting your child with literacy homework: Years 3-8

How to help you child prepare for an English assessment in Years 7-10

Practical ideas for improving concentration and memory in literacy tasks

Preparing for a parent-teacher interview about your child's literacy

Best Start Kindergarten Assessment program:

Best Start - Letter to parents or caregivers

Best Start literacy: A parent's guide

The following booklets are also available at the National Literacy and Numeracy Week site along with other information about literacy and numeracy.

Five ways to build your child's literacy skills

Helping your child with literacy

Helping your child with literacy and numeracy: Pre-school to Year 6

Helping your child in Year 7 with literacy and numeracy

Helping your child with literacy and numeracy in the Middle School: Years 6 - 8

Also available are audio and video files:

Ten literacy and numeracy tips (audio files)

What is NAPLAN? (video file)

Supporting young children's literacy development (video file)

Teaching narrative writing (video file)