Reading Rockets
The webpage offers valuable reading tips specifically for parents with babies, in order to emphasize the importance of early literacy development. It provides practical advice on creating a reading routine, selecting appropriate books, and fostering a positive reading environment to promote language and cognitive development in infants. Available for download as a PDF.
Reading Rockets
The webpage provides helpful reading tips for parents of toddlers and how to focus on fostering early literacy skills for this specific age group. Offering advice such as selecting engaging books, incorporating interactive elements during reading sessions, and creating a supportive environment to encourage language development and a love for reading in toddlers. Avaialble for download as a PDF.
Reading Rockets
The webpage offers practical reading tips for parents of preschoolers. It provides guidance on selecting age-appropriate books, engaging in interactive reading activities, and creating a positive reading environment to enhance language development and prepare preschoolers for literacy success. Available for download as a PDF.
Reading Rockets
The webpage presents reading tips tailored for parents of kindergartners. It provides advice on selecting suitable books, encouraging active reading participation, and reinforcing literacy through various activities, with a main goal of enhancing language development and fostering positive attitudes towards reading in kindergartners. Available for download as a PDF.
Reading Rockets
The webpage offers targeted reading tips for parents of first-graders. It provides guidance on book selection, comprehension, and maintaining a supportive reading environment to further develop language skills and instill a continued enthusiasm for reading in first-grade children.
Reading Rockets
The webpage provides specialized reading tips for parents of second-graders by incorporating engaging activities, supporting comprehension through discussions, and creating an overall supportive learning enviorment.
Reading Rockets
The webpage offers valuable reading tips for parents of third graders through supporting independent reading habits, expanding vocabulary through varied literature, and encouraging critical thinking through discussions about reading content.
Source: PBS Kids
Author: Not available
Ages: 3,4,5,6,7
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Not available
This app includes 4 interactive games focused on the alphabet, identifying letter sounds, spelling, writing, rhyming words, and selecting words to complete sentences
Parent Guide: Not available
Source: PBS Kids
Author: Not available
Ages: 3,4,5
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Not available
Children select words that rhyme as Grover rides a train.
Parent Guide: Not available
The Great Lakes Equity Assistance Center
This edition of the Great Lakes Equity Center newsletter discusses the importance of including multiple stakeholders included in decision making at all levels, assessing if tier one curriculum and instruction is universally designed for learning, identifying students requiring targeted/intensive supports, and determining if appropriate, culturally responsive interventions being delivered with fidelity.
Health & Human Services
The partnership between parents and early childhood staff is fundamental to children's current and future success in school readiness and beyond. Discover how programs can share information with families about children's learning and development. Identify specific strategies hat support relationship building with families. Developed by HHS.
REL-Pacific
This toolkit is designed to guide school staff in strengthening partnerships with families and community members to support student learning. Part 3 focuses on cross‐cultural and two way communication as ways to enhance family and community engagement.
The National Center for Systemic Improvement
This table describes some resources that align to the evidence‐based practices questions (component 2) as part of the SSIP Phase II Guidance Document.
The Great Lakes Equity Assistance Center
This edition of the Great Lakes Equity Center newsletter discusses establishing cultural reciprocity, capitalizing on families' funds of knowledge, and negotiating policy & practice with families, among other topics.
Health & Human Services
This set of guides is designed for early childhood educators to learn how to share information effectively with parents in genuine partnerships.
REL-Pacific
Use a toolkit that is designed to guide school staff in strengthening partnerships with families and community members to support student learning. Part 4 focuses on help school staff understand what data is important to share with families and community members and how to share such data.
Health & Human Services
This framework from HHS provides early childhood programs with a research‐based, organizational guide for implementing relevant Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Global Family Research Project
This review outlines seven practices that research shows families use to effectively promote early literacy. Woven through each of the seven research‐supported practices are examples of how early childhood programs, libraries, and other community‐based organizations are empowering families and providing them access to knowledge, skills, experiences, and resources to support their children's literacy development.
Health & Human Services
This workshop helps early childhood staff to explore and practice everyday strategies to develop Positive Goal‐Oriented Relationships with a family. Simulation 1 allows you to practice building bonds with families, beginning with an intake visit.
