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Resources for Working with Families
Recursos para el trabajo con familias
Resources for Working with Families
Recursos para el trabajo con familias
Bananas, Inc.
Downloadable information and activities for child care providers and parents. Lending library of videotapes in Spanish and English for Alameda County, California.
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Spanish and English
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Website
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Web Address:
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La Calidad Cuenta
INCCRRA: Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
This brochure offers advice on how to choose a child care program.
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Spanish
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Brochure
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INCCRRA
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
207 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 503
Bloomington, IL 61701
Telephone: 887-202-4453
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Children's Book Press
Book distributor specializing in bilingual multicultural literature for children. Most books have texts in both Spanish and English and include themes and stories from Latin American cultures.
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Spanish and English
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Catalog
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Publishers Group West
Toll-free: 1-800-788-3123
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Como Estimular el Cerebro Infantil: Una Guía Para Padres de Familia
Diane Trister Dodge and Cate Heroman
Booklet with activities and information for parents on brain development for their young children. Available in English as Building Your Baby's Brain.
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English and Spanish
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Online downloadable document (pdf format)
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Telephone: 202-362-7543
Toll-free: 1-800-637-3652
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Length:
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52 pages
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Date:
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1999
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Creando el Futuro (Words for the Future)
National Latino Children's Institute
An early childhood public education kit.
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English and Spanish
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Activity sheets, CD-ROM, coordinator's handbook, and posters
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National Latino Children's Institute
1412 West Sixth Street
Austin, TX 78703
Telephone: 512-472-9971
Fax: 512-472-5845
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Date:
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2000
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Creando una Familia Fuerte (Building a Strong Family: A Handbook for Hispanic/Latino Parents)
Terry Beth Hallfin, Jesus Villasenor, Kathy Cohen
Sponsoring Agency: Minnesota Children's Trust Fund
A handbook presenting stories in Spanish and English that illustrate cultural conflicts and other issues Latino parents can encounter raising children in the United States. The stories cover parenting skills, discipline, health and nutrition and socio-emotional development children's social development.
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English and Spanish
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Handbook
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PACER Center, Inc.
8161 Normandale Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55437
Telephone: 952-838-9000
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65 pages
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Date:
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1997
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Cuidado Infantil de Calidad: Haciendo Lo Mejor Para Usted y Para Su Hijo (I Am Your Child Series)
A videotape offering both families and caregivers information about a young child's development, choosing child care, and other information about ensuring the healthy development of the child
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Spanish
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Videotape and booklet
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I Am Your Child Organization
1325 6th Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY
Telephone: 212-636-5030
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Length:
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Videotape is 30 minutes long
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Date:
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1999
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Las Diez Mejores Ideas de Lily Para Ser Mejores Padres
Crommie & Crommie
A videotape with 10 tips to help families develop parenting skills, from physical contact to safety. Available in English as Lily's Ten Best Ideas for Being a Better Parent.
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Spanish and English
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Videotape and discussion guide
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AGC/United
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Toll-free: 1-800-323-9084
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Length:
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Videotape is 12 minutes long
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Date:
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2000
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Disciplina: Enseñando Límites Con Amor
Antonia Novello
Videotape and booklet in Spanish to support families' discipline strategies with young children. Loan copies available through Texas Adult Literacy Clearinghouse
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Spanish
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Videotape and booklet
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The Reiner Foundation
I Am Your Child Organization
1325 6th Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY
Telephone: 212-636-5030
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Length:
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Videotape is 31 minutes long
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Date:
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2000
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Empieza Con Amor Los Primeros Tres Meses: Como Conectar Con Tu Hijo (Begin with Love)
CIVITAS
A videotape and booklet presenting guidelines to support parents during their child's first three months of life.
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Spanish and English
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Videotape and booklet
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CIVITAS
1327 W. Washington Boulevard, Suite 3D
Chicago, IL 60607
Telephone: 312-226-6700
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Length:
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Videotape is 30 minutes long
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Date:
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2000
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¡Empieza Ya! Equipo de Recursos Para la Educación Infantil
Start Now! Early Childhood Resource Kit
El Valor Corporation
Bilingual videotape and curriculum for parents; a discussion guide for the group facilitator; and 4-fold brochures about the development of young children. The aim of the curriculum is to show Latino parents that from birth, children need to be enriched through reading, communication, music and play every day.
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Spanish and English
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Videotape, brochure, and discussion guide
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CIVITAS
1327 W. Washington Boulevard, Suite 30
Chicago, IL 60607
Telephone: 312-226-6700
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Length:
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Videotape is 30 minutes long
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Date:
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2000
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Families and Teachers: Partners for Children
A videotape on multicultural early childhood education in Canada.
Languages available:
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English
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Videotape
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Westcoast Multicultural and Diversity Services
210 West Broadway
Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 3W2 Canada
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Length:
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Videotape is 21 minutes long
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Grandparents Tip of the Week
ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that offers support and information for early childhood professionals and families. Regular features, such as Tip of the Week, includes ideas for families, as well as activity suggestions. Some material is available in Spanish.
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English
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Website
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ZERO TO THREE
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: 202-638-1144
Fax: 202-638-0851
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Web Address:
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Date:
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2001
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Grupo Editorial Norma U.S.A.
Educational Materials catalog
Children's literature in Spanish and books geared to teachers and families. Some materials translated from English. Offers charts to categorize titles according to topics and values addressed in the children's books, such as family, solidarity, respect, and coexistence.
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Spanish and English
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Catalog
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Distribudora Norma
Toll-free: 1-800-266-5758
Fax: 787-788-7161
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Give Your Child a Head Start
Head Start
A brochure to familiarize families with the Head Start program.
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English and Spanish
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Brochure
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Catalog No: 67 English; 67S Spanish
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Una Guía Para Padres (A Guide for Parents)
The Child Care Group and Mary Ann Little
A guide to help you with your new baby.
Languages Available:
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English and Spanish
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Format:
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Pamphlet
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Purchasing Information:
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Toll free: 1-888-824-4538
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Date:
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1997
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Guía Para los Padres Sobre la Educación Preescolar
Diane Trister Dodge and J. Phinney
This guide is written as a resource to give parents who send their children to programs implementing the Creative Curriculum.
Languages Available:
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Spanish and English
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Guide
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Purchasing Information:
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Teaching Strategies
P.O. Box 42243
Washington, D.C. 20015
Toll-free: 1-800-637-3652
Telephone: 202-362-7543
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Date:
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1998
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Guía Para los Padres Sobre los Programas de Cuidado Infantil de Cero a Tres Años
Diane Trister Dodge, Amy L. Dombro, and Laura J. Colker
Languages Available:
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English and Spanish
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Format:
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Guide
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Purchasing Information:
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Teaching Strategies
P.O. Box 42243
Washington, D.C. 20015
Toll-free: 1-800-637-3652
Telephone: 202-362-7543
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Date:
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1998
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Hacer la Diferencia Para Su Niño: Selección Del Cuidado Infantil Autorizado en el Estado De Maryland (Choosing Child Care: A Guide for Maryland Families)
Department of Human Resources
This handbook offers advice for parents on choosing childcare in Maryland as well as on general quality indicators for choosing child care.
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English and Spanish
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Handbook
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Child Care Administration
311 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: 410-767-7805
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Length:
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13 pages
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Head Start Handbook of the Parent Involvement Vision and Strategies
Head Start
A handbook for working with families in the Head Start program. The text covers strategies, vision, program standards, and activity tips.
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English
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Handbook
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Purchasing Information:
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Catalog No: 7
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Jaime Comienza Cuidado Infantil: El Guía de Padres Para Comenzar Cuidado Infantil
Mary Ann Little and Sonya Bemporad
A beginning guide for parents of young children entering child care.
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English and Spanish
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Booklet
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Purchasing Information:
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The Child Care Group
1221 River Rend, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75247
Toll-free: 1-888-824-4538
Fax: 214-905-2439
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Length:
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34 pages
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Date:
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1997
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Improving Assessment Information Sharing and Planning Processes: Families and Teams Together
Project A.C.T, University of Colorado at Boulder
A self-reflection tool for working with families.
Languages Available:
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English
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Format:
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Online downloadable document (pdf format)
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Purchasing Information:
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The Spectrum Project
University of Colorado at Boulder
p://www.colorado.edu/CDSS/spectrum/self.htm http://www.colorado.edu/CDSS/spectrum/self.htm
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Date:
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1997
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Leyendo A Sus Niños (Reading to Your Children)
Apoyando Al Lector Principiante (Supporting Your Beginning Reader)
La Lectura y la Habilidad Para Estudiar En Casa (Reading and Study Skills at Home)
Curriculum Associates
Empower parents to participate in their children's learning experiences. Parents view demonstrations filmed with real families and learn how to help their children increase their opportunity for success in school.
Languages Available:
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Spanish
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Videotapes and facilitator's guide
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Curriculum Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 2001
North Billerica, MA 01862-0901
Toll-free: 1-800-225-0248
Toll-free Fax: 1-800-366-1158
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Length:
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Videotape is 25 minutes long
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Matching Your Infant's or Toddler's Style to the Right Child Care Setting
ZERO TO THREE and ChildCareAware
This brochure offers some guidelines on how to use what you know about your infant or toddler-like personal style and activity level-to select a child care setting that's just right.
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English and Spanish
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Brochure
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Purchasing Information:
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Child Care Aware
1319 F Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004
Toll-free: 1-800-424-2246
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Mis Padres, Mis Maestros (My Parents, My Teachers)
El Valor Corporation
This is an early childhood resource kit, including a bilingual videotape for Latino parents of children zero to threee years of age.
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English and Spanish
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Videotape, discussion guide, poster and brochures
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Purchasing Information:
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El Valor Corporation
1850 West 21st Street
Chicago, IL 60608
Telephone: 312-666-4511
Fax: 312-666-6677
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Length:
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Videotape is 16 minutes long in Spanish followed by 17 and one-half minutes long in English
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National Network for Child Care
The following fact sheets for parents are available in Spanish on one side and in English on the other.
Bilingual Fact Sheets for Parents:
How Can I Help My Employer Be Family Friendly? (NNCC 98-001)
When Relatives Provide Your Care (NNCC-98-002)
Is My Child's Care OK? (NNCC-98-003)
What are my Parental Rights and Responsibilities When My Child is in Child Care? (NNCC-98-005)
When there are Problems with Your Child's Care (NNCC-98-005)
Languages Available:
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English and Spanish
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Format:
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Fact sheets
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Purchasing Information:
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National Network for Child Care
Communication Systems-Distribution Center
119 Printing and Publications Building
Ames, IA 50011-3171
Telephone: 515-294-5247
E-mail: pubdist@exnet.iastate.edu
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Our Stories Keep Us Connected
Head Start
A brochure for parents and staff explaining the use of the materials, the videotape, and the parent guide for Our Stories Keep Us Connected
Languages Available:
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English and Spanish
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Format:
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Brochure
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Purchasing Information:
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Catalog No: 862B English;
862BS Spanish
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Our Stories Keep Us Connected: Parent Guide
Head Start
A parent guide to encourage the use of personal stories and experiences as well as to support the learning of young children.
Languages Available:
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English and Spanish
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Format:
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Guide
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Purchasing Information:
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Catalog No: 862PEnglish;
862PS Spanish
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Our Stories Keep Us Connected: Videotape
Head Start
This videotape features six Head Start families across the country, describing creative ways families support their children's growth and learning.
Languages Available:
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English and Spanish
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Format:
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Videotape
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Purchasing Information:
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Catalog No: 862V English;
862VS Spanish
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Parents as Teachers National Center
Born to Learn videotapes and curriculum in Spanish and English. These materials are only available as part of training offered by this Center.
Languages Available:
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English and Spanish
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Format:
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Videotape series (16) and curriculum
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Purchasing Information:
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Parents as Teachers National Center
10176 Corporate Square Drive
St. Louis, MO 63132
Telephone: 314-432-4330
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Length:
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Each videotape is 8 minutes long
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A Place to Begin: Working with Parents on Issues of Diversity
Dora Pulido-Tobiassen and Janet Gonzalez-Mena
A guide for teachers working with families from diverse backgrounds. Includes suggestions on bilingual and cultural development.
Languages Available:
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English
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Format:
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Binder with tools and handouts
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Purchasing Information:
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California Tomorrow
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: 510-496-0220
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Length:
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128 pages
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Date:
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1999
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Los Primeros Dos Años: ¿Qué Aprendió Lily?
Crommie & Crommie
Videotape presenting a case study of a mother in a support group, learning from other mothers about stages of development and parents' roles and responsibilities.
Languages Available:
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Spanish and English
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Format:
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Videotape
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Purchasing Information:
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Early Childhood Training Center
6949 S. 110th Street
Omaha, NB 68128-5722
Telephone: 402-597-4826
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Length:
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Videotape is 13 minutes long
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Date:
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1992
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Raising Nuestros Niños/Bringing up Latino Children in a Bicultural World
Gloria G. Rodriquez
A comprehensive book about childrearing in the Latino culture, including traditions, tips for families and teachers to help the children's development, and understanding the role of the family and the community in a child's learning.
Languages Available:
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Spanish and English
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Format:
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Book
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Purchasing Information:
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AVANCE, Inc. Online Bookstore
Telephone: 210-270-4630
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Length:
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378 pages
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Date:
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1999
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Transformative Family Literacy: Engaging in Meaningful Dialogue with Spanish Speaking Parents
Rosa Zubizarreta
A resource for working with parents. The manual offers detailed descriptions of program components as well as a starter book list, logistics checklist, sample schedules, etc. Also included are nine discussion guides for initiating transformative dialogue with parents based on selected children's literature titles.
Languages Available:
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English
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Format:
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Text
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Purchasing Information:
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Del Sol Books, Inc.
29257 Bassett Road
Westlake, OH 44145
Toll-free: 1-888-335-7651
Telephone: 440-892-5524
Fax: 440-892-5546
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Length:
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97 pages
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Date:
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1997
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Young and Old Together: A Training Manual for Intergenerational Programs
Carol Seefeldt, et al.
A resource for working with parents and grandparents.
Languages Available:
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English
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Format:
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Online downloadable document (pdf format)
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Purchasing Information:
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National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1509 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1426
Publication Number: 347
Telephone: 202-232-8777
Toll-free: 1-800-424-2460
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Date:
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1990
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Your Child at Play: Five to Eight Years
Building Friendships, Expanding Interests, and Resolving Conflicts
Marilyn Segal and Betty Bardige
This book features over thirty families from different parts of the country with one or more children between five and eight years old. It contains learning activities, games, poems, and recipes, as well as anecdotes and advice.
Languages Available:
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English
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Format:
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Training text
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Purchasing Information:
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Newmarket Press
18 E. 48th Street
NY, NY 10017
Toll-free: 1-800-669-3903
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Length:
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242 pages
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Date:
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2000
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