Core Components

Below are useful resources to enhance your current program or help guide you as a local program coordinator.

The files are a mixture of PDF and Word files. Files include reproducible resources on Early Childhood Education, School Age, Adult Education, Parenting & Interactive Literacy Activities.

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Early Childhood Education

eLearning Tutorials

The lessons in the E-learning section of this website reinforce the critical nature of Even Start’s underlying purpose- to support the literacy needs of children, parents and families. Lessons in the Early Childhood Component part of E-learning provide detailed information about scientific research findings, content, and teaching strategies that promote literacy and learning.

 

Interactive Literacy: Interactive Reading for Toddlers & Preschoolers

 

Early Childhood Education   Print version
Lesson 1: Mission Critical   PDF
Lesson 2: Language & Literacy – the Link   PDF
Lesson 3: Building Early Literacy   PDF
Lesson 4: Responsive Interaction   PDF
Lesson 5: Scaffolding   PDF
Lesson 6: Dialogic Reading   PDF
Lesson 7: Play & Learn   PDF

Resources

ED Workshop: "Even Start Early Childhood and Parenting Education Training: Making Meaningful Changes in Program Design"

In 2003 and 2004 USDE sponsored a series of regional trainings to promote research-based early childhood and parenting education. The materials produced for these trainings are available for Even Start State Coordinators to reproduce and use with local grantees. To access the materials click on the links below.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Module 1: Content Planning

Module 2: Teaching Strategies

Module 3: Practice and Play

Module 4: Assessments

Language Development

Local Program Strategies in Practice

Planning Tools

Presentation Developers and Speakers

Archived Materials

Adult Education

eLearning Tutorials

Resources

Archived Materials

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Parenting Education

eLearning Tutorials

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Resources

Archived Materials

Parenting & Interactive Literacy Activities

eLearning Tutorials

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Resources

ED Workshop: "Reading and Talking Together: Promoting Research-Based Practice in Parent-Child Interactive Literacy Activities" (SEPTEMBER 2006)

In 2005 and 2006 USDE sponsored a series of regional trainings to promote research-based parent-child interactive literacy activities. The materials produced for these trainings are available for Even Start State Coordinators to reproduce and use with local grantees. To access the materials below.

1. Powerpoints and Other Materials

Research and Framework

2. Diverse Families

3. Parenting Education

4. Other Print and Stories

5. Book Reading 0-3

6. Book Reading 3-7

Team Materials

Archived Materials

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