Planned Language Approach: The Big 5 Series
This webinar series provides strategies for implementing the Planned Language Approach's (PLA) Big 5 for ALL.
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Culture and Language
Head Start programs are committed to recognizing and respecting the culture and language of the children and their families.
Programs emphasize the strengths of each children’s individual culture and language and holding high expectations for all. Administrators, teachers, providers, caregivers, and families can use these resources to promote a positive experience for all children.
Visual Guide to Dual Language Learners in Head Start Programs
This infographic displays the many languages dual language learners speak in Head Start programs. Discover how being bilingual supports a child's development, learning, and success in life.
A Training Guide for Implementing Making It Work In Tribal Early Learning Settings
Use these materials to support program leaders and early childhood staff working with children ages birth to 5 in American Indian and Alaska Native early learning settings to implement the Making It Work process.
Focus on Book Knowledge and Print Concepts
Learn how to promote the Planned Language Approach's Book Knowledge and Print Concepts in your program. Explore the research and the development trajectory for these skills in children ages birth to 5.
Scenario Three: Grandmother's Song
Explore how focusing on the family-child relationship can help you partner with families. Discover how families’ goals influence how they will pass on their cultural heritage and values.
Scenario Two: Dance Moves
Find out how a teacher shares her observations of a child’s behavior to open communication with a family. Learn how this approach creates opportunities to talk with families and allows them to feel comfortable with staff.
Scenario One: Little Mitts
Reflect on your own and the family’s perspective as you read about how a parent volunteer acts on a family’s wishes. Consider how to align classroom practices with a family’s cultural practices.
Cultural Perspectives in Caregiving: Applying Relationship-Based Practices
Explore this series of vignettes to help you reflect on your own cultural beliefs and assumptions. Apply what you learn about yourself to develop a collaborative and responsive practice in your work with families.
Ready DLL Mobile App
The Ready DLL app offers access to resources and strategies for supporting children who are dual language learners (DLLs). Teachers and caregivers can also learn key words and phrases in seven languages.
Focus on Background Knowledge
Learn ways to build background knowledge in young children—what they know and believe about themselves and the world around them. Explore key research and find out how children ages birth to 5 develop these skills.
