HEAD START®

Supporting Family Learning

Training Guides for the Head Start Learning Community

Table of Contents | Preface | Introduction | Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | Module 4
| Continuing Professional Development | Resources |

Table of Contents

Download the entire Supporting Family Learning Guide (PDF/3MB)

Preface

Introduction

Overview
     Purpose
     Audience
     Performance Standards
     Organization of the Guide
     Organization of the Modules
Definition of Icons
At A Glance

Module 1: Parents are first teachers

Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 1-1: Learning About Learning
Activity 1-2: How Young Children Learn
Activity 1-3: Reflecting on Our Own Learning Environment
Activity 1-4: Supportive Elements of Family Learning
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice

Handout 1: Learning About Learning (PDF/ 8 KB)
Handout 2: Snapshots of Learning (PDF/ 531 KB)
Handout 3: How Parents Support Children's Learning (PDF/ 11 KB)
Handout 4: Our Stories Keep Us Connected (PDF/ 5 KB)

Module 2: Observing Family Learning

Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 2-1: Enriching Language and Problem Solving
Activity 2-2: Listening to Ourselves
Activity 2-3: Mediating Messages
Activity 2-4: Children Are “Listening” All the Time
Activity 2-5: Dinnertime at Rosie's
Activity 2-6: Observing My Parenting Style
Activity 2-7: Learning All the Time
Activity 2-8: Learning and Having Fun Together
Activity 2-9: Ideas to Extend Practice
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice

Handout 5: Talking With Your Child (PDF/ 6 KB)
Handout 6: Listening Coding Sheet (PDF/ 6 KB)
Handout 7: Journal Notes (PDF/ 5 KB)
Handout 8: Mediating Messages (PDF/ 7 KB)
Handout 9: Mixed Messages (PDF/ 6 KB)
Handout 10: Dinnertime at Rosie's (PDF/ 6 KB)
Handout 11: The “Ideal” Parent (PDF/ 6 KB)
Handout 12: Learning All the Time (PDF/ 6 KB)
Handout 13: Things We Did Together (PDF/ 6 KB)
Handout 14: Summary of Observations (PDF/ 569 KB)

Module 3: Supporting Family Learning Goals

Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 3-1: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Activity 3-2: Planning for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Activity 3-3: Planning Home Visits Together
Activity 3-4: A Five-Step Planning Process
Activity 3-5: Supporting Family Literacy
Activity 3-6: Literacy Building Activities
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice

Overhead 1: Supporting Family Literacy (PDF/ 93 KB)
Handout 15: Lara's Point of View (PDF/ 101 KB)
Handout 16: Mary Ellin's Point of View (PDF/ 98 KB)
Handout 17: Discussion Questions (PDF/ 97 KB)
Handout 18: Planning for Your Conference with the Teacher (PDF/ 111 KB)
Handout 19: Planning Home Visits Together (PDF/ 23 KB)
Handout 20: James and David (PDF/ 521 KB)
Handout 21: The Stories Found in Playtime (PDF/ 238 KB)
Handout 22: Planning Home Visits (PDF/ 95 KB)
Handout 23: How Well Do We Support Family Literacy? (PDF/ 89 KB)
Handout 24: Literacy Building Activities (PDF/ 89 KB)

Module 4: Advocating for Quality Care

Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 4-1: Defining Quality in Child Care
Activity 4-2: Considering Child Care Choices
Activity 4-3: Locating Resources
Activity 4-4: Researching Good Resources
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice

Handout 25: Turning Ideas Into Print (PDF/ 111 KB)
Handout 26: Considering Child Care Choices (PDF/ 92 KB)
Handout 27: Where Do You Go? (PDF/ 92 KB)

Continuing Professional Development

Resources

Appendices

Developmentally Appropriate Programs
Dispositions as Educational Goals
Guidelines For Family Television Viewing
Parent Education and Support Programs
Planning for Parent Participation in Schools for Young Children
The Role of Parents in the Development of Peer Group Competance
Self-Esteem and Narcissism: Implications for Practice
Teacher-Parent Partnerships
Violence and Young Children's Development
Working with Working Families
Young Children's Social Development: A Checklist