Building strong readers, together
We create realistic SCHOOL-FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS that align with the best reading research, make sense for busy parents and teachers, and ignite collaboration.
Ignite collaboration to impact children's reading outcomes for a lifetime.
With the Abound school-family partnership program, you will:
- Set up more productive conferences around reading progress and key benchmarks.
- Empower families by building their capacity to discuss children’s progress and grow reading skills at home.
- Support teachers with supplemental science-based training and tools to engage families around reading development.
A high-quality, low-cost program based on the science of reading
- For $500/yr, all families and staff get access to Abound's Benchmark Check-In and the app's daily content (iOS and android, English & Spanish) .
- For another $1000, schools get a staff workshop and a parent presentation explaining the types of skills a child needs to read successfully & how each adult contributes to a child's skill-building process. (Travel expenses not included for in-person workshops.)
- A weekly classroom newsletter insert to support ongoing family efforts and maximize the impact for children (in English & Spanish).
HOW IT WORKS
Learning to read, redefined
Get started with a common understanding of what it takes to read well
Make sure that all stakeholders understand and embrace the science-based skills that are essential to reading development – and know their role in the process.
How?
Through expert-led training for teachers and parents, weekly newsletters, and daily usage of the Abound app by families and interested staff.
Ignite collaboration that builds family capacity and engagement
Follow family partnership and literacy best practices to get all stakeholders committed to boosting children's reading skills, using the research-backed Abound app.
How?
Parents and staff use the daily Abound content to encourage meaningful, skill-building conversations, with the pre-conference Abound Benchmark Check-In supporting satisfying partnerships around conference time.
Measure program success and impact on children's learning opportunities
Using Abound's authentic and transparent approach, understand stakeholder participation and knowledge, and measure increased learning opportunities for children.
How?
Track family participation in completion and sharing of Abound Benchmark Check-In Results, as well as daily app usage data and program satisfaction.
THE ABOUND APP
Engage families effectively with Abound
Abound’s daily content helps families build vocabulary and background knowledge through back-and-forth conversations and reading – in easy ways that fit into their busy lives.
Testimonials
What educators & families say about Abound
I left the workshop with a better understanding of reading, and therefore a deeper understanding of each of my students and what they need.
K. Sheehan, K-1 teacherLong Ridge School, Stamford, CT
Abound Parenting has transformed the literacy partnerships we create with our families... [they] better understand how we are teaching reading at school and feel more confident in how they support their children at home.
Monica VanHorn, literacy specialistHathaway School, Portsmouth, RI
Abound makes it easy for our families to support our student's literacy growth at home. Parents [say] it is an easy to follow app that helps them build literacy skills and social emotional learning while connecting as a family... [it's] the perfect solution to the home school connection for truly building literacy learners!"
Lisa Little, principalHathaway School, Portsmouth, RI
I wish I'd have found Abound sooner, I could have used it as a conversation starter with my son's teachers.
AnnieGreenwich, CT
The book suggestions led us to search on our Epic book, and for the first time in a while we read a new series for over 30 minutes together! Woohoo!
Kyle Gulfport, MS
I love the ideas and the analysis of where my kids are with their reading development.
AlexBoston, MA for educators
Get started at your school or early ed center
today!
It’s a simple rollout: we can get it going at your school this fall!
Contact joan@aboundparenting.com with questions/to get started
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A parent-first approach
As a parent, you’re there the most and care the most. But knowing what children should learn, and how to help them, can be overwhelming. We make it easy with short prompts focused on what your child needs.
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It’s easy to start the Abound School+Family Partnership in your school.
Please email john@aboundparenting.com or fill out the form and we’ll help you get started!
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Our mission is to empower parents to raise successful readers and critical thinkers, who can thrive in our ever-changing world.
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