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See the brief descriptions below for selected items focused on Children's Literacy, Adult Education, Parent Involvement, Working with English Language Learners, and Comprehensive Family Literacy.

Children's Literacy

Small Wonders: Early Brain Development
Audience: Early childhood educators, child care professionals, parents
Produced by NCFL and funded by The Gerber Companies Foundation, this 12-minute video discusses early childhood development in a variety of settings. Great for child care professionals.

Early Literacy Kit for Preschool Teachers
Audience: Preschool teachers, family literacy practitioners
This extensive kit comes complete with a teacher's guide, children's book, parent activity cards, and hands-on materials and activities that promote language development, print awareness, letter recognition, and phonological awareness. Based on research by NCFL and available from  Kaplan Early Learning Company. Refer to ID# 16-47841.

Early Literacy Kit for Infant & Toddler Teachers
Audience: Early childhood educators, child care teachers
This kit includes developmentally appropriate materials for infants and toddlers that promote language and literacy learning with a focus on listening and talking, playing with sounds, print concepts and reading aloud, and exploring letters. Materials in the kit include books, manipulatives, a puppet, a music CD, photo/activity cube, activity cards, and a teacher's guide. Based on research by NCFL and available from  Kaplan Early Learning Company. Refer to ID# 16-39505.

Adult Education

Recruitment and Retention Guidebook
Audience: Family literacy practitioners, program administrators, adult education teachers, volunteers
Strategies culled from practitioners working in the field are highlighted throughout this guide, which also examines adult motivation, goal setting, tips for planning recruitment events, and much more. (Also included as part of the Recruitment and Retention for Literacy Programs Kit.)

Work-Focus Strategies for Family Literacy Programs
Audience: Adult education teachers, family literacy practitioners, program administrators
This comprehensive publication traces the history, research and implementation behind educational initiatives to move adults from welfare to work. For practitioners and administrators alike, the book explores curriculum content adaptations and offers a wealth of hands-on resources and tools drawn from work-focused programs.

Parent Involvement

Stories of Impact: Improving Parent Involvement Through Family Literacy in the Elementary School
Audience: School administrators, parent educators, parent/community liaisons, elementary school educators
Examines how family literacy impacts children’s outcomes by increasing parent involvement and helping parents improve their own language and literacy skills. Also provides real program examples of blended funding opportunities, plus student and teacher success stories from the Toyota Families in Schools program, a five-year initiative implemented in 45 Title I schools.

Parent Time: A Key to Understanding Video Kit
Audience: Parent educators, elementary school teachers, family literacy practitioners, school administrators
This 20-minute video is an excellent introduction to the power of parent involvement in children’s education. Strategies for planning and implementing effective Parent Time sessions are reviewed in depth, plus three real-life vignettes provide opportunities for viewers to observe and discuss. An accompanying booklet and PowerPoint presentation includes notes for facilitators to support and enhance Parent Time training. The video (not including the booklet and CD) is available in Spanish.

Working with English Language Learners

Parenting for Academic Success: A Curriculum for Families Learning English
Audience: Parent educators who work with English language learners, family literacy practitioners
This innovative curriculum is intended for beginning ELL parents with children in kindergarten through third grade, although it's also applicable for parents with younger children. The curriculum simultaneously builds parents' English language skills as they learn strategies to support their children's language and literacy development. Funded by Verizon Communications, the curriculum was developed by NCFL in collaboration with the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) and K. Lynn Savage, Educational Consultant. The curriculum consists of 12 units which can be implemented comprehensively or as separate learning experiences for parents, and includes parent workbooks and a comprehensive Teacher Resource Manual. Available from Delta Systems, Inc.

Recruitment and Retention for Literacy Programs Kit
Audience: Family literacy practitioners, program administrators, adult education teachers, volunteers
Tools, resources and guidance that every literacy program needs! This kit includes a guidebook filled with straightforward ideas for engaging students and keeping them motivated. Also comes with posters, postcards and bookmarks in English and Spanish that programs can customize to increase community visibility. Also included is a CD-Rom with useful forms and templates.

Comprehensive Family Literacy

Pathways: A Primer for Family Literacy Program Design and Development
Audience: Family literacy practitioners, program administrators, volunteers
This practical guide explores the steps for starting and maintaining a quality family literacy program, from initial community assessment to strategies for ongoing success that include evaluation, recruitment and retention, and raising public awareness. Offers both new and experienced practitioners insights to program planning.

Recruitment and Retention for Literacy Programs Kit
Audience: Family literacy practitioners, program administrators, adult education teachers, volunteers
Tools, resources and guidance that every literacy program needs! This kit includes a guidebook filled with straightforward ideas for engaging students and keeping them motivated. Also comes with posters, postcards and bookmarks in English and Spanish that programs can customize to increase community visibility. Also included is a CD-Rom with useful forms and templates.

The Family Literacy Answer Book
Audience: Family literacy practitioners, program administrators, early childhood educators, parent educators, adult education teachers, volunteers
This comprehensive guidebook for teachers and administrators of family literacy programs is the definitive reference on family literacy curriculum development, the four components of a comprehensive program, component integration, home visits and more.