Family Involvement

Families Count! includes:

Administrator kit (comes in its own plastic carrying case): CD-ROM disk with master files Administrator's Handbook An orientation video for staff and volunteers Directions for all sessions, evaluation forms, and work sheets One copy of FAMILY MATH, by Stenmark, J.K., Thompson, V., and Cossey R. Copyright ©1986 by the Regents, University of California. All rights reserved. And more! Levels 1, 2, and 3 (comes in a labeled carrying case): Materials and manipulatives for session activities Take-home materials in each level Videotapes on communicating math concepts in ASL Complete Kit Total     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $225 $195 Each complete kit contains an administrator kit, and kits for levels 1, 2, and 3.)             Individual Levels and Administrator Kit Total     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $175 Level 1 [K-2nd grade], Level 2 [3rd-6th grade] plus Administrator kit, or Level 3 [6th-8th grade] plus Administrator kit Individual Levels Only Total     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $95 Level 1 [K-2nd grade], Level 2 [3rd-6th grade], or Level 3 [6th-8th grade]

Families Count!

Makes Math Fun for the Whole Family

Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Students and Their Families, Teachers, and School Administrators.

Families are essential partners of their deaf and hard of hearing children as they learn and grow. Families Count! is a new program available from the Clerc Center that brings deaf and hard of hearing students and their families together for a fun evening. The Families Count! Program is an adaptation of the FAMILY MATH Program, developed by the EQUALS Program at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley.

The carefully planned sessions help families and their deaf or hard of hearing children:

• communicate about math,
• perform hands-on activities that reinforce math concepts in the areas of geometry, measurement, number sense, fractions, and time, and
• enjoy a colorful, appealing math-related storybook as told by an adult in American Sign Language (ASL).

There are three different levels in the program. These are based on the actual grade level of the deaf or hard of hearing students:

• Level 1 is for kindergarten through grade 2 ,
• Level 2 is for grades 3 through 5, and
• Level 3 is for grades 6 through 8.

These levels and activities correspond to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles and Standards. Families Count! combines learning and communicating about math with family fun. The Clerc Center is profoundly grateful to the EQUALS/Family Math Program for their generosity and help.