COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a dismal showing on third-grade reading tests in the district, Columbus City Schools officials are aiming their next tutoring effort at parents.
NOTE: Due to snow and extremely cold temperatures forecasted for Jan. 25, the Family Literacy Academy is being rescheduled to Sat. Feb. 8
The district is hosting a Parent Literacy Academy, a program designed to help parents of third graders help their children improve their reading skills.
The parent academy will be held at East High School Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Registration begins at 9:30. The district is providing free transportation from all of its high schools to and from the academy. For more information visit the district’s website or call 221-3228.
“We were hearing from many parents that they want to help their child to become a stronger reader, but they just didn’t know exactly what to do,” superintendent Dr. Dan Good said.
More than 50 percent of the district’s third graders did not pass the reading portion of the 2013 Ohio Achievement Assessment given in the fall, jeopardizing their chance of advancing to fourth grade under the state’s third-grade reading guarantee police.
Good says the district has taken several steps to help third-grade students improve their skills in time for the spring assessments.
At Saturday’s academy, parents will be provided with practical tips and strategies from district literacy coaches and teachers in four workshops, Good said.
Translators and multi-lingual volunteers will also be available for non-English-speaking families.