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Both agreed that the children of those who attended the class benefited from the lessons the parents were learning. Mrs. Roszak said it was also a good way for teachers to explain to parents what they were doing in school with the children and why. “It’s a way to keep parents informed about what’s going on in school as well as how to h£lp the students at home,” she said. “It was a great learning experience for both teachers and parents.” One benefit from the class came from the parents exchanging ideas of what had worked with their children, she added.
About eight parents were able to attend most of the sessions. Free babysitting was provided. The class was divided some of the time with Mrs. Roszak working with parents of primary aged children and Ms. Saxton working with parents of children in fourth through seventh grades. Part of her responsibility was explaining, how to help children prepare for the Literacy Passport tests.
She said she also gave parents ideas of how to encourage children to combine reading with writing and gave them ideas on activities they could do on summer trips that would help the children get started in the fall.
Mrs. Tupper said the idea for the class has been around for years, but the school finally was able to pilot the class last spring. She and the teachers hope more parents will take advantage of the class this year.
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