PARP- Parents as Reading Partners
The Bellmore PTA is proud to participate in the NYS PTA PARP- Parents as Reading Partners program. Parents As Reading Partners is a collaborative effort among parents, staff, and community to build a reading partnership between the home and the school. PARP programs encourage parents to read with their children for at least fifteen minutes per day.
Learning to read is the single most important activity in a child’s education. Studies show that children who read at home are better prepared to succeed in formal education. The Parents As Reading Partners program is aimed at involving parents in the essential task of helping their children become lifelong readers.
Children turn to their parents as role models and are more likely to follow the example of a reading parent. Reading at home further provides a supplement to the excellent reading programs currently used in our nation’s schools. PARP asks parents to encourage their children to read, impressing upon them the fact that reading can be fun as well as informative. In addition, the daily communication shared through PARP will serve to strengthen the family.
The PARP program at Bellmore is usually held during the spring. A series of age-appropriate, themed events and activities are planned at each center to encourage reading at home. Some PARP activities that your child might participate in include:
We strongly encourage all parents to participate in this fun and exciting program. Keep your eye out for more information to be provided through your child's class!