Inside this

Rota Completion Cere-

mony

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Ongoing Sessions 2-3

Rota Trainer’s and SE

Instructor’s Meeting

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Meetings & Presentations 4

Outreach & Partnerships 5

Taotao Tano-ta:

Debbie Canete & Evangeline Espanola

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Schedules 8

February 2016

Volume 9 Issue 6

On February 6, 2016, CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Family Literacy Program celebrat-ed another beautiful completion ceremony on the beautiful island of Luta at the Sina-palo Elementary School. Eleven parents participated in the Adult Course facilitated by Parent Trainer Geri Dela Cruz. The parents who participated in the class were as fol-lows: Jennifer Yalung, Jessica Barcinas, Keith Ogo, Lorena Hocog, Lovey Atalig, Jen-nifer Manglona, Gloria Hocog, Lorenzo Hocog, Sandra Atalig, Jim Atalig, and Riza Jingco. A total of ten children participated in the children’s Story Exploring Class fa-cilitated by Ms. Charlene Cruz. The children who participated in this fun-filled class were as follows: Lovelee Jingco, Daniel Sano, Coleen Yalung, Chole Yalung, Lorenzo Hocog, Mareena Atalig, Kylee Manglona, Jim Atalig, Jr., Athan Barcinas, and Justin Maratita. Since December 5, 2015, a series of 8 Motheread/Fatheread classes were conducted in the Sinapalo Elementary School CNMI Motheread/ Fatheread Assistant Coordinator Beth Demapan arrived from Saipan and was on hand to attend the com-pletion ceremony and assist with ceremony prep and completion certificate awarding.

Sinapalo Elementary School (CONT. P2)

CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Family Literacy Program is administered by the Northern Marianas Humanities Council, in partnership with the

CNMI Public School System and the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library

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Vice Principal Marvin Tamangided and Northern Marianas Humanities Council Board Member Magdalena Mesgnon were on hand to graciously award all participants. Light and healthy refreshments were provided by Parent Trainer Geri Delacruz and Story Exploring Instructor Charlene Cruz. Aside from the CNMI Moth-eread/Fatheread completion incentive package, numerous other incentives were awarded to participants who completed the Program. They include the following: raffled items for each session provided by Parent Trainer Geri Delacruz; extra story books, school supplies, and calculator provided by the Sinapalo Elementary School and ad-ministration; reading & math workbooks and flashcards provided by the Sinapalo Elementary School Librarian Lynne Michael; water bottles provided by the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library. A great big thank you and un dangkulu na si Yu'us må'åse to all our Luta and Saipan sponsors for their generous contributions, and the Northern Marianas Humanities Council for making this event possible. Biba! Sinapalo Elementary School Motheread/Fatheread fami-lies, and cheers to many more wonderful sessions!

CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Sinapalo Elementary School families are all smiles during the Completion Ceremony at the Sinapalo Elementary School. Cheers and congratulations on a job well done! Parent Trainer Geri Dela Cruz and Story Exploring Instructor Charlene Cruz!

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CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Assistant Coordinator Beth Demapan, Josepha Manglona, Mary Lynn Ogo, Geraldine Dela Cruz, Charlene Cruz, Jesusa Calvo, and Mildred Sikebert attend the Rota Parent Trainers and Story Explorer’s Meeting on February 6, 2016 at the USO Café. Shortly after the Sinapalo Completion Ceremony, Assistant Coordinator Beth Demapan facilitated this long awaited meeting. Team Luta got to meet and greet their fellow col-leagues and learn valuable updates to the Motheread/Fatheread program. Way to go, Team Luta!

JMR Head Start MONDAYS @ 5:30pm

San Antonio Head Start TUESDAYS @ 5:30pm

MIHA Housing(Koblerville)

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS @5:30pm

CK Head Start TUESDAYS @ 5:30pm

Tanapag Head Start WEDNESDAYS @ 5:00pm

Kagman Elementary School (LIBRARY)

WEDNESDAYS @ 5:00pm

Oleai Head Start WEDNESDAYS @ 5:30pm

DanDan Head Start THURSDAYS @ 5:30pm

&

Throughout the month of February,

Team CNMI Motheread/Fatheread

continue to attend regularly the

Week of the Young Child Planning

Committee Meetings along with

collaborative partners at the Joeten-Kiyu Public

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On February 11, 2016, the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library was abuzz with activity as staff prepped the grounds and greeted visitors and guests. CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Program Coordinator Viola Deleon Guerrero and Assistant Coordinator Beth Dema-pan were on hand to welcome guests and assist the library with the grand opening ceremony. More than 75 public and private individuals attended this event.

The following individuals gave brief remarks at the short but meaningful ceremony: Acting Library Director Erlinda C. Naputi, Father Jesse Reyes, Acting Library Council Chairman Rufin B. Inos, Hyatt Regency Saipan General Manager Nick Nishikawa, NMC Acting President David J. Attao, and CNMI Library Council Treasurer Soledad Tenorio. NMC's Information Technology Department Staff Jonathan Liwag, Jerome Ortiz, and James DLGuerrero gave a demonstration of teleconference.

Light refreshments were donated by Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, Congressman An-gel Demapan, Congressman George Norita Camacho, and Congressman Ed Propst

Special thanks also to the rockstars of JKPL's ITC Department: Omar Tababa Manacop, Roy D. Rechebei, and Xerxes Mangarero for their technical assistance, support, and maintenance of the brand new facility.

On February 16, 2016, Team CNMI Mothereead/Fatheread attends the Maternal & Child

Health Bureau’s Early Childhood Partnership meeting at the Kanoa Resort.

On February 27, 2016, CNMI Moth-

ereead/Fatheread Program Coordinator

Viola Deleon Guerrero along with JKPL’s

Bookmobile outreach services specialists

Leora Terlaje and Gerard Borja exhibit

and provide activities at the San Vicente

Elementary School’s Canary Walkathon.

More than 500 people attended this fun-

filled and festive event.

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On February 20, 2016, CNMI Motheread Assistant Coordinator Beth Demapan and Program Facilitator Bryan Manabat pose with CNMI

partners and parents in the 12th Annual Parent Leadership Month 2016 Parent Development Workshop held at the Cha Cha Oceanview Mid-

dle School. More than 150 families participated in this outreach event.

On February 25, 2016, CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Assistant Coordinator Beth Demapan attends the Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition at

the Office of Aging. Team CNMI Motheread/Fatheread continues to hold the Outreach Chair position for the CDC. Thank you partners for

your support in the fight against diabetes!

On February 29, 2016, CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Assistant Coordinator Beth Demapan attends the Proclamation signing designating

March to be Women’s Month at the Governor’s Conference Room. More than 80 people attended this proclamation signing.

Space is limited and training will begin on March 28,29, and 30, 2016 at the Pacific Islands Club. Par-ticipants who complete all 3 days of training will become certified National Parent Trainers of the Motheread Program. Participants must pre-register with your local CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Office-before attending training. Training Fee is $675 per person. Interested agencies willing to sponsor in-dividuals to the Motheread Institute, please contact Program Coordinator Viola Deleon Guerrero at

235-7319.

Using children’s literature as its basis, the Motheread/Fatheread curriculum teaches essential literacy skills utilizing real-life family contexts and adult roles. For a majority of adult students, the role of parent is highly motivating. Therefore, the training helps educators learn how to teach literacy skills that are essential both in the home and in the workplace. Institute participants receive a Teacher’s Guide that includes not only lessons designed for adults that can be used in their classroom, but sup-plements that parents can use in the home with their children, ages birth through elementary-school For classes where adult literacy gains are measured, CASAS Competencies have also been linked to each lesson. Participants completing Institute requirements will be awarded 2.0 CEUs from North

Carolina State University.

Training Topics

1. Teaching approaches and learning styles: individual assignments, small group work, lec-

ture, and discussion

2. Parents’ Role in Children’s Literacy Development: emergent literacy activities, reading

aloud, building vocabularies and concepts

3. Use of story: thematic analysis

4. Adult classes: use of parent education and literacy development curriculum, instructional

techniques, lesson planning, preparation, and presentations

5. Evaluation: authentic assessment, student goals, measuring student outcomes, using

standardized measures

6. Program implementation: start-up, recruitment and retention, program development, and

integration of curriculum into existing program structures and requirements Training for the 3rd Motheread Institute is made possible by the Northern Marianas Humanities

Council, the Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation, and other sponsoring agencies.

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CNMI, Do you have what it takes to be a PARENT TRAINER? Passion for literacy

Comfortable working with families

from diverse backgrounds

Committed to volunteerism

Have flexible hours

Have reliable personal

transportation

Then JOIN NOW!

Debbie Occena Canete or “Deb’s” as she is affectionately known is an active Parent Trainer with the CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Family Literacy Program since 2010. Debbie Canete was born and raised on Saipan. She is a loving mother to a handsome little boy named Dominic George Canete-Ealy. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education and has been working full-time as a teacher for the San Vicente Elementary School. When asked about why she loves volunteering with the CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Program, she had

this to share: “ This program gives me an opportunity to reach my students and other kids to expose in different genres of books to love reading as an individual and to enjoy as a family through their parents.” In her spare time, Ms. Debbie Canete enjoys singing, reading, and cross-stitching.

Evangeline Espanola or “Vangie” as she is affectionately called, was born and raised in the Philippines. She is married to Renato Espanola, and they have one son Jether Austin Shyr Espanola. She continues to make Motheread/Fatheread a family affair by inviting her son Jether to participate as a volunteer on numerous sessions in the Story Exploring Class. Vangie has made Saipan her home for the past 12 years. She is an active CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Story Exploring Instruc-tor since 2010. She currently works for the Saipan Seventh Day Adventist School as a teacher, and she holds two degrees– BS/BA in Business Computer and Ac-

counting. When she is not volunteering or spending time with her family, Vangie can be found playing her favorite sport tennis. Certified Story Explorers such as Mrs. Evangeline Espanola undergo a 6-hour Story Exploring training based on the Motheread multicultural Story Exploring curriculum. This curriculum is designed for use with children ages birth through 11. It uses over 100 children’s books as the basis for instruction. The training helps adults build children’s reading and critical thinking skills. The take-home parent education materials are available in English and Spanish. The curriculum uses discussion questions and activities to foster creative thinking and problem solving skills, nurture a love of books, and aid in the development of comprehension skills. It includes a variety of language skill-building activities in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Story Exploring Instructors teach the children’s component in concurrence to the Adult Course. These vital partners are essential as they allow parents to attend

classes while their children (ages 4-11 years) are taught by a Certified Children’s Story Exploring Instructor. Thank you Parent Trainer Debbie Canete and Story Exploring Instructor Evangeline Espanola for all the hard work and commitment you do for the Moth-eread Program. We are truly blessed to have you both on our team!

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Taotao tano’-ta: People of the Island encompass a collection of local leaders, individuals, and groups from the CNMI

whose vision, wisdom and skill have made an enormous impact in the lives of the people of the Commonwealth in many

ways. These are progressive local leaders that showcased exemplary leadership roles in public service, community build-

ing, and undertakings that benefited the CNMI as a whole. Taotao tano’-ta are Individuals & Artisans that promoted and

represented the CNMI local culture and traditions through the arts of healing, music, crafts, dances, culinary, and language

enhancement in the Commonwealth and beyond the Pacific. These are also groups and innovative individuals that contrib-

uted generously in the development of agriculture, fishing, education, health, law, religion, public safety, and good govern-

ance in the Northern Marianas Island. Their untiring efforts to lift the Commonwealth to prosperity leaves no question of

their true leanings; that is for the betterment of the CNMI.

Debbie Canete Motheread/Fatheread

Certified Parent Trainer

Angel Hart Cabrera Parent Trainer

CNMI, Do you have what it takes to be a PARENT TRAINER? Passion for literacy

Comfortable working with families

from diverse backgrounds

Committed to volunteerism

Have flexible hours

Have reliable personal

transportation

Then JOIN NOW!

Mary Binauea Former Motheread Program Coordinator

“Reading is magical, and it can take you everywhere!”

— Debbie Canete,Certified Parent Trainer 2010

Evangeline Espanola Motheread/Fatheread

Certified Story Exploring

Instructor

Joelyn Varona Story Exploring Instructor

On February 27, 2016, CNMI Motheread/Fatheread Assistant Coor-

dinator Beth Demapan and Program Facilitator Bryan Manabat at-

tend the 6th Annual Health and Safety Training sponsored by Mater-

nal & Child Health Bureau and the DCCA’s Child Care Develop-

ment Fund at the Pacific Islands Club.

Motheread®, Inc. is a nationally acclaimed private, non-profit organization that combines the teaching of literacy skills with child development and family empowerment issues. Parents and children learn to use the power of language to discover more about them-selves their families, and their communities.

Motheread® offers classes for both the adults and children. In adult classes, participants learn to be story readers, writers, and tellers in a group structure that supports their own sense of worth and ability. These classes are appropriate for all adults, regardless of reading ability or prior educational experience. By teaching the “why” of reading rather than just emphasizing the “how”, clas-ses encourage parents to be reading role models for their chil-dren. For children, Story Exploring provides a structured envi-ronment for learning reading, critical-thinking, and problem

CYCLE DAY TIME START DATE VENUE PARENT TRAINER/SEI

1 Wednesdays 5:00 pm January 20, 2016 Kagman Elementary School Celine Romolor-Route/Jocelyn Eusebio

2,3 Tuesdays 5:30 pm February 9, 2016 San Antonio Head Start &

Chalan Kanoa Head Start

Bryan Manabat/Ignacia Reyes &

Beth Demapan/Margarita Sugaste

4,5 Wednesdays 5:30 pm February 10, 2016 Oleai Head Start &

JMR Head Start (Garapan)

Celina Foreman/Joelyn Varona &

Celina Foreman/Evangeline Espanola

6 Wednesdays 5:00 pm February 10, 2016 Tanapag Head Start Beth Demapan/Margarita Sugaste

7 Thursdays 5:30 pm February 11, 2016 Dan Dan Head Start Nolyn Villagomez/Ignacia Reyes

8 Saturdays 3:30 pm March 5, 2016 Department of Corrections Viola Deleon Guerrero &

Angelina Yobech

9 Tuesdays &

Thursdays 5:30pm March 8, 2016 MIHAVILLE Housing Lilia King

Schedules for interested Private Schools and Organizations/Agencies could be arranged by contacting Viola Deleon Guerrero, Beth Demapan, or Bryan Manabat at Tel:235-7319/989-8542/783-7678 or E-mail:

cnmimotheread@gmail.com or visit our website at https://sites.google.com/site/cnmimothereadfatheread/

THE CHILDREN OF OUR HOMELAND CULTURAL CENTER/LIBRARY

Library Hours

Tuesdays-Fridays (10:00 am-6:00 pm) Saturday

(9:00 am-4:00 pm) Closed on Mondays, Sundays, and

Holidays If you are interested in becoming a Friend/Supporter of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, please stop by the CNMI Motheread/Fatheread office in the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library and fill out a registration form. There will be a $5.00 membership fee assessed. Cash Only. Call 235-7319, text 783-7678, or email marianaslibraryfriends@gmail.com for more information. Thank you!

CNMI Motheread/Fatheread®

Current & Upcoming Session

****Attention ****

Parent Trainers and Story Exploring Instructors. Do you have a special birthday shout-out or success story for the upcoming month of March please email cnmimotheread@gmail.com or

facebook us @ cnmi motheread/fatheread with the exciting news

to publish in our next newsletter!

Lookout, CNMI! Week of the Young Child & Early Childhood Month Proclamation Signing

Wednesdays @5pm February and March at Joeten-Kiyu Public Library

10 a.m. @ Governor’s Conference Room