Building a Family Resource Room
Presented by Margaret Shandorf
Federal and State Programs
Empowering Parents
• Resource rooms serve as a gathering place
where parents can interact
• Resource rooms provide an atmosphere of
comfort where parents feel welcome
• Resource rooms provide resources and
materials for parents to use
• Resource rooms serve as a meeting place for
staff development
The Resource Room
• Resource Rooms should be equipped with comfortable
furniture, lighting, shelves, and cabinets
• Resource Rooms should have adequate space for
children to call their own to play games and read books
• Resource Rooms should have tables and chairs for adults
so that everyone can easily sit and feel at ease while
listening to information and taking notes
Resource Room Materials
• Parents should have books and magazines on current
topics of interest
• Parents should have use of a computer and various
computer software programs
• Parents should have resources to find local support
agencies
• Parents should have access to checking out games,
books and learning tools for their children
• Materials should be translated in various languages
when possible
Resource Rooms Yield Positive Results
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Builds a community of learners
Parents feel welcome and appreciated
Knowledge is shared
Parents build relationships
Parents have a place they can call home
Parents have resources and materials that are easily
accessible
Parents build positive feelings about the school
Parent Universities are formed
Parents feel there is an open door policy
Parents feel secure and happy working and sharing in
this safe environment