Parent and FSL

 

Parents' responsibilities
According to the Secondary FSL Curriculum: - Read the curriculum, so you know how your child is progressing each year - Attend Parent-Teacher interviews - Participating in parent workshops  - Becoming involved in school council activities -Encourage and monitor homework or project completion
According to the Elementary FSL Curriculum: - Everything listed for Secondary students - Primary educator in values, appropriate behavior, and cultural, spiritual, and personal beliefs and traditions
According to Growing Success: - Read and follow up on Report cards - Establish regular communication with teachers
Other Strategies:
- read aloud to their children either in their first language or in French
- join a local group to meet other parents and to find out about French resources and cultural opportunities in the community. For example: Canadian Parents for French
- provide a language-rich environment in the home
Strategies/Resources For Parents	How to use them	Impact on FSL learning
Ministry of Education Website http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/amenagement/FLS.html	Provides reasons why the FSL program is beneficial, and the different programs available to students.	Increase interest will strengthen the program and allow more students to benefit from it.
Canadian Parents for French Website https://cpf.ca/en/	Connect with other parents, and gain more knowledge on how to be directly involved in your child's learning.	Find resources and community programs to help support your child outside of school.
Watch and listen to French-language programs, films, and documentaries Youtube, and Netflix have a lot to offer	Youtube, and Netflix have a lot to offer You can even change the language settings on English media to French	Enhance language skills
Encourage their children to talk, read, and write at home in their first language to	Head to the local public library for books, or encourage speech, and writing at home.	Strengthening language skills lays the foundations for learning French