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?
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 - 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)
Supporting young children's literacy development (video file)
