Six-Part Workshop Series

Raising Lifelong Readers Together

A Family Literacy Series for Grandparents of Children Ages 4–6

Workshop 1: Building a Reading Relationship

Theme: The most important literacy tool is your relationship.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how children learn to love reading.  

  • Learn why parents and grandparents are powerful literacy partners.

  • Create enjoyable daily reading routines.

  • Discover how conversations build vocabulary and comprehension.

Topics

  • The science behind reading aloud

  • Creating positive reading experiences

  • Reading routines that fit busy families

  • Choosing books children ask to hear again

Workshop 2: Preparing Four-Year-Olds to Read

Theme: Before children read words, they build the skills that make reading possible.

Learning Objectives

  • Build phonological awareness

  • Develop oral language

  • Encourage curiosity about print

Topics

  • Rhyming

  • Syllables

  • Beginning sounds

  • Letter awareness

  • Print awareness

Workshop 3: Helping Six-Year-Olds Become Confident Readers

Theme: Reading is like solving a puzzle.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how beginning readers decode words.

  • Learn how to support reading without creating frustration.

  • Build confidence through encouragement.

Topics

  • Phonics

  • Sight words

  • Decoding strategies

  • Fluency

  • Reading confidence

Workshop 4: Building Vocabulary Through Everyday Conversations

Theme: Every conversation grows a child's brain.

Learning Objectives

  • Increase children's vocabulary naturally.

  • Ask questions that encourage thinking.

  • Build language during ordinary routines.

Topics

  • Rich conversation

  • Open-ended questions

  • Storytelling

  • Descriptive language

  • Background knowledge

Workshop 5: Choosing Great Books and Creating a Literacy-Rich Home

Theme: The right books create lifelong readers.

Learning Objectives

  • Choose books children love.

  • Build an inexpensive home library.

  • Make reading visible every day.

Topics

  • Selecting quality books

  • Diversity in children's literature

  • Library resources

  • Reading interests

  • Home literacy environments

Workshop 6: Growing Lifelong Readers

Theme: Literacy is a family tradition.

Learning Objectives

  • Build long-term literacy habits.

  • Celebrate reading milestones.

  • Keep children motivated.

Topics

  • Family reading traditions

  • Reading celebrations

  • Summer reading

  • Screen balance

  • Continuing literacy growth

Three-Part Memoir Workshop Series

A memoir-writing program for grandparents preserving their lives, values, and family stories for their children and grandchildren.

Workshop 1 — Remember: Discover the Stories Only You Can Tell

  • 90 minutes · Memory exploration and story selection

  • Identify the experiences, people, traditions, and turning points that shaped your life.

Workshop 2 — Write: Turn Memories into Stories

  • 90 minutes · Guided writing and storytelling

  • Learn how to turn a memory into a vivid, engaging story that conveys something meaningful.

Workshop 3 — Share: Create a Family Legacy

  • 90 minutes · Editing, organizing, and sharing

  • Organize selected stories into a keepsake manuscript, letter collection, or family storybook.

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