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Parents and Literacy |
CC&F developed and launched a major section of the PBS Parents Web site that helps parents promote the language and literacy development of their children from birth through age 8. CC&F continues to add resources and further articles on language and literacy related topics, such as parent-child book clubs and using computers with young children. Visit the PBS Parents Web Site. Read a feature article about the PBS Parents Web Site. Talking & Reading Together Literacy Updates are designed to provide parents with useful information about a wide variety of language and literacy related topics. Our Literacy Updates bring current research in language and literacy to life in a practical, easy-to-read format. Many articles allow you to zero in on information relevant to your child's current age or developmental level. Read articles from the Talking & Reading Together Web site. |
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Latino Students |
CC&F has developed a bilingual Web site to provide resources for educators, administrators, and families who are working to improve access and opportunity for Latino school children. The site offers materials, resources, and guidance for early childhood educators. Visit the Improving Access & Opportunity for Latinos in Early Childhood Web Site. |
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Online Early Literacy Resource |
The Literacy Village Web site uses distance education technology to improve teacher professional development in language and literacy. It also assesses the impact of this intervention on teachers, supervisors, and children. Visit the Literacy Village Web site. |
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Early Education Partnerships |
Collaboration in New Hampshire: A Look at Service Integration Between Early Head Start and Family-Centered Early Supports and Services offers guidance to early childhood programs, such as Head Start and their early intervention partners, as they refine their practices and systems in collaboration and partnership. This document explores how these programs support children and their families across systems by creatively implementing service integration strategies. Read a copy of this report (PDF format, Adobe Acrobat required). Read a research brief from CC&F about early care and education partnerships (PDF format, Adobe Acrobat required). |
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Early Literacy Study |
Language-rich preschool and home environments contribute significantly to children's literacy and later academic performance, according to EDC researchers. Read a Mosaic article about the center's 12-year study on children's early literacy development. |
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PreSchool Science |
Science education experts
believe that both language and social development advance
more quickly when children are intellectually engaged with
the world around them. "Children have a natural spontaneous
curiosity that drives them to investigate," says EDC project
director Karen Worth. "They need to explore—and that
need doesn't begin at age 6 when they enter kindergarten."
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Professional Development |
In partnership with the state of Connecticut, CC&F has
developed a series of comprehensive professional development
programs designed for early childhood teachers and their
supervisors. Topics include children's challenging behavior
and the ecology of the classroom, cognitively challenging
curriculum, science learning, inclusion, and emergent literacy.
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