A Note of Thanks and Support

     "Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for children that they forget that they are the experts." ~Marian Wright Edelman, educator

Some of the ways that my colleagues have supported me is the feedback that they have given by saying that the Family Literacy Bags are a great idea and how it will help parents become more involved in their child's education. One colleague mentioned in a discussion post that,  she believes "the communication with families s critical to being an effective advocate for children and families". Another colleague thinks that  starting a reading program is a great idea.  There are a lot of resources that are out there that parents do not know about. A lot of parents have not even heard of literacy bags. A lot of parents do not realize the importance of reading and I hope that with these literacy bags that this will help the parents understand how just spending about twenty minutes or more with their child will help them later on with their education just by them taking the time to read a book to their child.

Some of the ways that I have supported my colleagues is by sending them names of books or articles on that particular topic. I have also given my personal experience if it applies to me. One of the things that I wish for my colleagues as they continue in their careers as professionals and advocates working with young children, their families, and other professionals in the early childhood field is that they continue working as an advocate even after this project is done that they make sure it continues to work even if it means someone else is in charge of it but, they get it started and but it must continue to improve and get better.