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	First Thoughts on Getting Fathers Involved in Head Start Building Blocks for Father Involvement
	Two distinct themes consistently emerge as reasons that fathers get involved in early literacy programs with their children: (1) to provide their child with a head start in reading and writing, and (2) to increase bonding with their child. Father involvement coordinators, parent involvement specialists, and other staff members who work with families can find this guidebook and video useful as they explore some of the important foundational questions and steps that need to be addressed in planning an effective father involvement program. To view video, get Flash here.   To read PDF files, get here.           000042-Building Blocks for Father Involvement Volume 2 revised-2004 Read the Transcript [PDF, 19KB]  |  Right-click to download [mp4] Corresponding PDF: First Thoughts on Getting Fathers Involved in Head Start Other videos in the series: Building A Foundation To Work with Fathers    Planning for Success  Bringing A Fatherhood Program to Life Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start First Thoughts on Getting Fathers Involved in Head Start. Building Blocks for Father Involvement. Building Block 2. DHHS/ACF/ACYF/HSB. 2004. English. Streaming Video. 00:12:00.