Parent literacy together
Welcome to parent literacy together
Attention parents!
We want to help you:
- Feel empowered in learning activities at home with your child.
- Learn specific methods to support your children’s literacy skills.
- Boost your home literacy environment.
Parent Literacy Together is a multigenerational learning program that helps parents become more engaged in their children’s learning. Sessions are led by trained family literacy experts and include activities that will empower parents to become more confident “first teachers” of their children. Registered parents will receive a “Your Home School” kit, filled with age-appropriate books, learning activities, and other supplies to help create fun learning experiences with children.
Free On-site Childcare 
Introducing the Little Scholars Child Development Center! We now offer free childcare for ages 0-4 for children of parents who are studying with us. The center is staffed by Mr. Mike, a trained Early Learning Specialist, and features lots of fun activities so kids can enjoy learning while their parents learn. Call Kamaria at (269) 350-4595 or email [email protected] today to enroll.
For questions about our Parent Literacy programs, email Kamaria or call (269) 350-4595.
family literacy day
Join us this year for more fun in the garden!
harvest day
In Fall of 2021, we welcomed learners and their families in the Read and Seed community garden and Intepretitive Learning Center for a fun afternoon of literacy activities, as we celebrated the harvest. Everyone enjoyed the pumpkin painting, literacy obstacle course, scarecrow station, food, and much more. View the photo gallery below and we’ll see you next summer in the garden!
get involved!
These monthly online meetings are the perfect place to have your voice heard. We want you, as parent leaders, to tell us what you need to be successful. What do you love about our programs? What do you need more of? Is there something we’re missing? With your strong voices, we can better serve you. You will also have the opportunity to connect with other parents who want to share their ideas and participate in parent-led programs based around your passions.
Parent Literacy Forum
Parents work with experts to learn about literacy activities that can help their children succeed. During these monthly online meetings, parents learn more about our program and other services. Tutors are welcome to come share experiences and learn new strategies for multigenerational learning.
4th Fridays, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Program partners include Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan, Talking is Teaching, and the WMU Dorothy McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic. Parent Literacy Together is supported in part by Shared Prosperity Kalamazoo, the Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation, the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, the Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation, and the Wisner Family Foundation.
Kalamazoo Literacy Council is a member organization of ProLiteracy.