Parent and Child Together (PACT) Curricula
Choosing which PACT curriculum to implement is an important decision.
The following information is intended to help you decide which curriculum
is best for your family literacy program.
Originally developed in 2008 by Barbara Bush Fellows Rebekah Haynes, Petra Robinson, and Megan Terry
Updated by TCALL Staff - August 2011
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Informational guides offering literacy strategies for families.
Materials: Informational guide; handouts
Suggested Audience: Parents of toddlers through early elementary
Languages: English materials available
Training: No training required
Cost: Free
Babygarten Curriculum [more info]
Materials and activities to promote reading, rhyming, and singing.
Materials: Books, Informational guide, handouts, manual, videos, CDs
Suggested Audience: Parents of children ages 0 to 3
Languages: English materials available; Spanish materials available
Training: Teacher training available
Cost: $400 [more info]
The Colorado Department of Education Intergenerational Notebook Literacy Activity [more info]
Thematic activities offering literacy strategies for teachers, adults and their children
Materials: Note book informational guide
Suggested Audience: Parents of toddlers through early elementary
Languages: English materials available
Training: No training required
Cost: Free
High Reach [more info]
Activity workbooks for families.
Materials: Workbooks
Suggested Audience: Parents of preschoolers through early elementary
Languages: English materials available; Spanish materials available
Training: Onsite training available: [more info]
Cost: Between $30 and $300 [more info]
Latino Family Literacy Project [more info]
Curriculum targeting family reading routines and language and literacy proficiency.
Materials: Books, informational guide, handouts, manual, workbooks
Suggested Audience: ESL parents of children at all ages
Languages: English materials available; Spanish materials available
Training: 1 day training workshop: [more info]
Cost: Between $350 and $1500
Learning Games [more info]
Fun games to play with children from birth through age 5. This 5-book series transforms the fundamentals of early childhood development into easy-to-use, flexible activities perfect for use in home visiting programs, in family child care homes, as send-home materials for families, and in parent education classes. Every game is presented on a full page, front and back, and is illustrated with engaging color photos.
Materials: Books
Suggested Audience: Parents of children ages 0 to 5
Languages: English materials available
Training: No training required, however a teacher's guide is available for purchase. [more info]
Cost: $99.99
Parenting For Academic Success [more info]
Manualized curriculum targeting parents' English proficiency and literacy strategies for families.
Materials: Manual, workbooks
Suggested Audience: ESL parents of children at all ages
Languages: English materials available
Training: No training required
Cost: $200
Parents as Teachers [more info]
Large scale home visiting program with family literacy component.
Materials: Books, informational guide, handouts, manual, videos
Suggested Audience: Parents of toddlers through early elementary
Languages: English materials available; Spanish materials available
Training: 2 day training or custom on-site training available
Cost: Between $695 and $795 depending on type of training desired
Partners for Literacy (Parent Partnership Component) [more info]
A research-based early childhood and parenting curriculum designed to promote school readiness for children ages 3 to 5. Links early literacy and language activities with social and emotional development. It features teacher-friendly instructional strategies and game-like learning activities.
Materials: Books, games/activities, informational guide/handouts
Suggested Audience: Parents of children ages 3 to 5
Languages: English materials available
Training: Multi-day onsite training
Cost: Unavailable, please see publisher for further details.
Practical Parenting Education [more info]
Practical Parent Education provides services to parent educators giving them the curriculum, training and support they need to establish successful, effective parenting programs.
Materials: CD, Instructional guide
Suggested Audience: Parents of children at all ages
Languages: English materials available; Spanish materials available
Training: 2 day training included in package
Cost: $1000, with $125 annual update fee
Precious Minds [more info]
Video describing the benefits created by reading to very young children. The video offers parents and caregivers a wide selection of practical suggestions on ways to nurture early literacy in children.
Materials: Video for purchase; Streaming video available [more info]
Suggested Audience: Parents of children ages 0 to 3
Languages: English materials available; French materials available
Training: No training required
Cost: $10.95 [download order form]
Read Together, Talk Together [more info]
Read Together, Talk Together uses the research-based technique of dialogic reading to expand children's language and emergent literacy skills. This interactive approach has been shown to produce significant gains in language development, including improved expressive language, sound and letter identification, emergent writing skills, and knowledge of print concepts.
Materials: Books, informational guide, handouts, manual, videos
Suggested Audience: Parents of toddlers and preschoolers
Languages: English materials available; Spanish materials available
Training: Teacher and parent training videos available
Cost: Between $40 and $300 [more info]
Read With Me DVD System
(NOTE: This series is no longer in production, but is still available for purchase on sites such as Amazon.)
DVD system for viewing popular children's stories in four ways use a wireless, kid-friendly remote: 1) watch and listen to the story, 2) read it at child's own pace, 3) press the activity button to answer questions and learn new words, or 4) play fun games based on the story's content.
Materials: DVD, DVD system with remote
Suggested Audience: Parents of young children ages 3 and up
Languages: English materials available
Training: No training required
Cost: $35 for system, $15 for each additional story DVD
School Home Links Note: This information is archive information, but is still available [more info]
Guides and assist programs in developing school-home partnerships to improve reading.
Materials: Informational guide; handouts
Suggested Audience: Parents of preschoolers through early elementary
Languages: English materials available; Spanish materials available
Training: No training required
Cost: Free
Shining Stars [more info]
Archived information under publications for parents, this is a set of booklets that provides parents with reading guidance and suggestions for activities.
Materials: PDF Booklets
Suggested Audience: Parents of toddlers and preschoolers
Languages: English materials available
Training: No training required
Cost: Free
Washington Learning Systems [more info]
Activities that provide literacy strategies for language specialists, teachers, librarians, adults and their children.
Materials: Hand-outs and Videos
Suggested Audience: Parents of toddlers through early elementary
Languages: Materials are available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Somali, Burmese, and Russian
Training: Video training for early literacy and language development is available
Cost: Video set ($179), Hand-outs (free) but requires registration
