Title

Promoting Early Language and Literacy in Tribal Home Visiting Programs

Date

Author(s)

Deborah Roderick Stark

Brief Type

Brief

Model(s)

  • Family Spirit
  • Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
  • Other Models
  • Parents as Teachers (PAT)

Description

Purpose: Provide strategies that home visiting programs can implement to promote the development of early language and literacy skills in tribal communities.
Example Topics Addressed:
The role that home visiting programs and culture play in supporting children’s language and literacy development
Helping families build upon everyday activities such as storytelling, singing, talking and reading
Tapping into community resources to extend language and literacy offerings

Data Collection Methods

  • Interviews

Status

Finished

For More Information

Stark, D. R. (n.d.). Promoting early language and literacy in tribal home visiting programs. Programmatic Assistance for Tribal Home Visiting (PATH) for the Administration for Children and Families (contract ##HHSP233201500130I – HHSP23337001T). https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/occ/thv_early_language_brief.pdf

 

Topics

  • Collaboration and Coordination
  • Participant, Family, and Program Outcomes
  • Program Enhancements, Innovations, and Promising Approaches