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Igniting Reading Success: The Family-Child Literacy Connection

Sept 26, 2025
Meeting Room 15
Harnessing Family Support
You’re pouring resources into your reading programs. What happens when the adults at home need support too?

This dynamic workshop reveals how understanding adult learning principles can transform family engagement and create lasting change in students’ reading outcomes. Discover research-backed strategies that honor parents’ and guardians’ lived experiences while building their confidence as their children’s first teachers.

Washington Literacy Center Reading Instructor Amy Fingerhut and Senior Director of Programs Terrell Danley Jr. will share practical approaches to help you bridge home and school, creating a powerful alliance that strengthens literacy across generations. 

Discover how the right approach to family engagement creates ripple effects that strengthen both parent and child outcomes, and learn from a proven program that's already making this vision a reality in Washington, D.C.
 
Speakers
Terrell Danley Jr., Senior Director of Programs - Washington Literacy Center
Amy Fingerhut, Instructor - Washington Literacy Center

Session Type

Ignite Reading

LeadHER Audience

Teacher Leaders,Building Leaders,District Leaders,Superintendents,School Board Members
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