Family School Partnerships

  • A Qualitative and Quantitative Report on the Family School Partnerships Project. Prepared for DEST, ACSSO and APC in July 2006. Download here.

Literacy - Parents make the world of difference

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This leaflet shows parents how they can play a vital role in supporting their child's literacy development by doing simple, everyday things within the family and home. Originally produced in English, the leaflets are also available in the following languages: Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Madedonian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Successful Learning; the Parent Factor

A kit of three interactive workshops for parents about how they can be involved in their children's early literacy learning. The workshops are designed to be presented by parents to their parent peers in the early years of their children's schooling.

A presenter's manual is included in the kit along with overheads, handouts and activity sheets.

A report of the trials conducted on the program and a literature search of early literacy programs is also available.