Texas Even Start Administrative Manual
June 2004, (Revised January 2008)
Appendices
Goals for Parents in Even Start
Goals for Parents in Even Start
| GOAL AREA |
Parents strengthen their children’s literacy development and school-related competence when they: |
Engage in
Language-Rich
Parent-Child
Interactions |
- Engage in frequent and increasingly complex verbal interactions with their child
- Actively participate in joint book reading
- Ask questions that strengthen their child’s problem-solving abilities
- Engage in attentive, warm, flexible interactions with the child
- Maintain a predictable environment through routines and responsive structure
- Develop an maintain a secure attachment relationship with their child
|
Provide Supports
for Literacy in
the Family |
- Provide easy access to reading and writing materials
- Read frequently themselves and use reading and writing to get things done and solve problems in everyday life
- Demonstrate an enthusiastic view of reading as fun
|
Hold Appropriate
Expectations of
Child’s Learning
and Development |
- View their child as an active contributor to his/her own development through challenging yet achievable interactions with the everyday environment
- Know their child’s interests and abilities
- Maintain appropriate expectations of their child’s achievements
|
Actively Embrace
the Parenting Role |
- Maintain a positive sense of personal efficacy in the parenting role and in managing relations with their environment
- Take proactive steps to establish and maintain positive relations with community resources, including schools
- Advocate for high-quality child and family resources in the community (for example, schools and child care)
|
Form and Maintain Connections
with Community and
Other Resources |
- Use effective coping strategies for adapting to changes in family and community environments
- Work toward good physical and mental health
|
Source: Powell, D. and D-Angelo, D., September 2000. Guide to Improving Parenting Education in Even Start Family Literacy Programs, U.S. Department of Education.
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