📘 Source Text (Sample)

January Book and Family Guide for Cape Verdean Families   

Tiagu and Vovó by Di Djofa Tavares 

Important note:  Please return this form (with as much of it completed as possible) to your child’s school by the end of the month.  The form should go to the school office and be addressed to __________

Some of the questions on this guide are easier and some are harder.  Choose the questions that work for your family–based on the ages of your children and how much they can read, write, speak and understand in Creole.

Names and grades of children participating  _______________________________________________

Names and roles of adults participating (mother, uncle, adult sibling, etc.)  ______________________________________________

Directions: Talk about the questions in black as you read the book together.

Write your answers only to the questions in blue.

When there is a question in blue and a  _______________, write in your family’s answers in Creole.  Have your children do as much of the writing as they can.  Parents can assist with writing, spelling, etc. as needed.  Younger children or those who can’t write yet in Creole can tell you the answer and have you write it. Try to use as much Creole as possible as you read, discuss and write about the book!

📗 Target Text (Sample)

Livru di Janeru y Gia di Família pa Famílias Kabuverdianu

Tiagu and Vovó pa Di Djofa Tavares

Nota inportanti: Pur favor manda kel furmuláriu li (ku más informason pusível) pa skóla di bu fidju ti fin di mês. Furmuláriu debe bai pa gabineti di skóla y bai pa ________.

Alguns purgunta na es gia é fásil y alguns é konplikadu. Skodji purguntas ki ta da pa bu família- ku bazi na idadi di bus fidju y ses nível di leitura, skrita, fala y intendimentu na kriolu.

Nomi y klasi di alunus ki sa partisipa _______________________________________________

Nomi y papel di adultus ki sa partisipa (mai, tiu, irmon/irmá adultu etc.) ______________________________________________

Instruson: Papia sobri purguntas ki sta di pretu inkuantu nhos sta lé livru djuntu.

Skrebe bu rispostas só pa purguntas ki sta azul.

Óras ki sta un prugunta azul y un ___________________, skrebe rispostas di bu família na Kriolu. Poi bu fidju ta skrebe u másimu ki el pode. Pai/mai pode djuda ku skrebe, ortografia, etc. konformi nisisidadi. Kriansas más nobu ô kes ki nda ka sabe skrebe na Kriolu, pode fla-bu risposta y bu ta skrebe. Tenta uza u másimu di Kriolu pusível inkuantu bu sta lé, diskuti y skrebe sobri livru!