Motheread/Fatheread® Washington Parents' Page

For Parents
Classes are usually held in cycles of eight to twelve meetings, with ten to twenty parents and caregivers in each class. In these meetings, parents learn to personalize, dramatize, and discuss children’s books at home with their children. Through the Motheread/Fatheread instructional approach, parents learn these skills using children's books as texts and their own personal experiences as a basis for learning. The approach is an excellent way for families to strengthen both academic skills and family bonds. At the heart of Motheread/Fatheread is the conviction that the desire to strengthen the parent-child relationship is profoundly motivating. Parents who participate in the classes want to improve their reading skills in order to help their children become better readers and thinkers and to improve family communication. Because it has been shown that the most important predictor of a child’s success in school is whether or not he or she is read to at home, parents who participate in Motheread/Fatheread classes know that they are making an important commitment to their children’s futures.

"I like it when you tell me stories, Mama. Tell me more tomorrow."
--Tell Me a Story, Mama

For more information on Motheread/Fatheread, contact at 206-682-1770.