A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Table of Contents

• Title Page

• Foreword

• Preface

• The Harvard Emerging Literacy Project (HELP)
  One Community Is Making a Difference

  • Basic Principles: How To Get Started
  • Take Advantage of Your School's Resources
  • Training
  • Take Advantage of Available Networks
  • Recruiting Volunteers
  • Work With-Not Simply for-Communities
  • Focus Your Efforts
  • Keep the Dialogue Going
  • Finally, Establish a Firm Base From Which To Grow

• Making Connections: How Children Learn

  • A Summary of Recent Brain Research
  • What Role Do Families and Communities Play?
  • Children in Poverty
  • Why Young Children Need Your Help

• Resources

  • The Head Start Program
  • The Even Start Program
  • The America Reads Challenge

• Additional Information

  • More Literacy Groups or College-Based Programs
  • Other Early Childhood Literacy Materials
  • Internet Resources

• Checklist

• Acknowledgments

• Ordering Information

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