Bridging the Gap Between School and Home with GrapeSEED
No doubt about it, the world is changing every second of every day and everybody seems to have their own opinion about it. However, one issue that we can certainly unite over is the desire for our children to thrive. Along with being healthy, safe, loved, and confident, we want our children to have the opportunity to succeed academically, as a way to ensure a bright future for them and for future generations. Many say there is no greater gift than reassurance that the school we entrust our children’s educations to, will provide the proper strategies, materials, and guidance necessary for them to receive a quality education.
Events global pandemics and violence in classrooms have definitely cast a spotlight on many issues regarding equity in education. If there wasn’t already a shred of natural anxiety for families and caregivers around this topic, there certainly is now! Might this concern be even greater for the families of English Language Learner (ELL) students?
Often, ELL students and families feel as though they are living in two separate worlds: one at home and one at school (Freeman and Freeman, 2001). However, when parents and guardians are able to see and hear the evidence of English language acquisition in their children, they become more comfortable and supportive of the teachers & other school staff working with their children.
How does GrapeSEED bridge the gap between home and school? In addition to the super impactful, daily, teacher-led lessons, one of the many benefits of acquiring English through GrapeSEED is the intentional welcoming environment and open invitation for parents, families, and caregivers to take part in the experience with their kids! Through the use of GrapeSEED’s Student App, which can be easily accessed at school AND at home, children move through the GrapeSEED Units and playlists while being given multiple opportunities for impactful interaction with vocabulary, language expressions, structures and more. Families can engage through unit-by-unit Family Newsletters, opportunities to oversee student engagement, and ‘Writing Fun’ extensions, too.
As you might have predicted, with GrapeSEED the gap between the two worlds of home and school begin to close, families & children feel valued, a genuine, caring partnership begins to grow, and students shine.
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