Run out of ideas? Need a new approach? Increase the number of parents attending your next parent involvement event by offering a high interest interactive parent involvement event that teaches essential reading strategies through a fun-filled format. ReadingRight consultants lead both parents and children through an interactive activity that is not only entertaining, but actually teaches parents how to use research based comprehension strategies at home with their children. Home Literacy Cards designed to complement the event summarize the strategies shared and make it easy for parents to implement the grade appropriate comprehension strategies into reading at home. Parents and children will have a great time and walk away with effective strategies designed to improve reading comprehension skills for all levels of readers. Colorful themed invitations and reminder flyers/stickers are provided for schools to reproduce in conjunction with the selected event. (1 hour)

Presentation fee:

$600.00 plus travel (additional fee if overnight stay is required)

Home Literacy Cards: $1.00 per child

Choose from the following interactive parent involvement events.

The Treasure Hunt

Dressed in pirate costumes, Beaver and Nolen lead parents and students on a jolly treasure hunt through your school in search of hidden treasure. Comprehension strategies to use at home are shared and modeled throughout the event. School staff is encouraged to join in the hunt by donning a pirate hat and decorating the school. Schools are asked to provide “hidden treasure” (treat bags) for each child participating. Treasure Hunts have a limit of 60 total participants per hunt. Two hunts can be held on the same night at staggered times for an additional $100 presentation fee.

PreK-K Treasure Hunt

Accessing prior knowledge

Differentiating between real and make-believe

Making connections between text-to-self and text-to-text

Grades K-2 Treasure Hunt

Making predictions about events in the story

Monitoring comprehension while reading

Developing interpretation skills by thinking beyond a story.

Grades 3-5 Treasure Hunt

Differentiating between fiction and non-fiction

Previewing and analyzing text

Self-monitoring comprehension of longer text

Mystery Night

Join Detectives Beaver and Nolen (ReadingRight consultants) for a night of mystery, fun and learning. With the help of your students and parents they will sort through evidence and search for clues to solve “The Case of the Missing Library Books.” Comprehension strategies to use at home are shared and modeled throughout the event. Several staff members are needed to dress up in fairy tale characters costumes (provided) and pose as suspects to the crime. No previous acting experience needed. K-2 and 3-5 Mystery Nights can be held on the same night at staggered times and accommodate large audiences.

Grades K-2 Mystery Night

Accessing prior knowledge and prediction skills:

Monitoring comprehension

Making inferences and drawing conclusions

Grades 3-5 Mystery Night

Differentiating between fact and opinion;

Making inferences and drawing conclusions

Self -monitoring comprehension of longer text

Main idea and supporting details

"Jill Nolen and Laura Beaver presented an outstanding program to our parents at our recent Title I Parent Meeting. Their presentation focused on how to help the child to become a better reader and was a huge hit with both parents and teachers!!! I certainly consider their presentation to be the best we have offered our parents."

- Linda Wallace

School Counselor

Mary Bramlett Elementary School

Gaffney, SC 29340