Head Start Alignment 2024
Program Quality && School Readiness
With these high-quality, research-based books and assessment tools from Brookes Publishing, you’ll strengthen the quality of your Head Start program and address key domains of school readiness in The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
Strengthen Program Quality
These research-based books and reliable screening and assessment tools are all aligned with the goals mapped out by the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
IMPROVE SCREENING
Head Start program standards require age-appropriate, culturally sensitive screening for developmental, sensory, and behavioral concerns. Improve your program and catch delays early with our trusted ASQ screeners.
- Social-emotional screener
CONDUCT REGULAR DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Follow screenings with in-depth assessment to determine a child’s functioning in key developmental areas—and use that information to plan activities and supports.
- Complete assessment, intervention & programming for birth-6
- Play-based assessment & intervention
SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH
Monitor social-emotional progress in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and build a safe, supportive, trauma-sensitive environment.
- In-depth social-emotional assessment
- Measure implementation of the Pyramid Model
These resources can help you fully include children with disabilities and build better IEPs so children and families can meet their goals.
BUILD FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS
Develop strong, trusting partnerships with parents and help them identify their goals, strengths, and required supports. These reliable tools can help!
- Assess & monitor the quality of parent–child interactions
- Screen for risk and protective factors in the home environment
ADVANCE EQUITY FOR ALL CHILDREN
With these important books, promote equitable practices and policies so that every child learns, belongs, and thrives:
PROVIDE THE BEST TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Support your staff to provide responsive care, effective teaching, and an organized learning environment with these resources:
IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED COACHING STRATEGY
Use these accessible guides to support your staff with research-based coaching models:
- Work effectively with bilingual children and make informed decisions about assessment and intervention.
SUPPORT DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS
- BILINGUAL ENGLISH-SPANISH ASSESSMENT
Improve School Readiness
Use these practical, research-based resources to address the key domains of school readiness in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
Behavior/Social-Emotional Development
| Title | Description | Age Group | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpacking Pyramid Model | Unpacking the Pyramid Model: A Practical Guide for Preschool Teachers. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step overview of the Pyramid Model for children ages 2-5. Early childhood educators will get a complete overview of the framework, plus in-depth guidance, evidence-based strategies, and helpful checklists for implementing all tiers of the Pyramid Model: universal, targeted, and individualized. | Toddlers, Preschoolers | Social and Emotional Development |
| Early Social-Emotional Development | Your Guide to Promoting Children's Positive Behavior. Find research-based guidance and strategies in this book, an essential resource for professionals working with children from birth to age 5. | Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers | Social and Emotional Development |
| Breathe-Move-Learn With Young Children | 70 Activities in Mindfulness, Brain-Friendly Movement, and Social-Emotional Learning. Get every young child ready to learn—and support their social-emotional development—with these fun, quick, and effective activities, designed to increase focus and nurture the essential skills every kid needs for social and academic success. | Preschoolers | Social and Emotional Development |
| Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children | The Early Childhood Model of Individualized Positive Behavior Support, Second Edition. Resolve persistent behavior challenges in early childhood settings with this practical guide to the PTR-YC model. | Toddlers, Preschoolers | Social and Emotional Development |
| Addressing Anxiety in Young Learners | A Teacher's Guide to Recognizing Needs and Resolving Behaviors. This urgently needed book will prepare early educators to recognize anxiety issues in young children and work effectively with students who have anxiety symptoms. | Preschoolers | Social and Emotional Development |
| Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings | A Teacher's Guide. Understand young children's challenging behaviors and get solutions that work. This book-and-CD set is a complete professional development package. | Preschoolers | Social and Emotional Development |
Communication & Language
| Title | Description | Age Group | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Language Development & Disorders | A Handbook on Bilingualism and Second Language Learning, Third Edition. Prepare SLPs and educators to support dual language learners. | Toddlers, Preschoolers | Language and Literacy |
| Teaching Dual Language Learners | What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know. A concise book that compiles everything teachers need to know about working with young DLLs. | Toddlers, Preschoolers | Language and Literacy |
| 45 Strategies that Support Young Dual Language Learners | Discover 45 of today's best strategies for teaching young dual language learners and supporting their families. | Toddlers, Preschoolers | Language and Literacy |
| Talk to Me, Baby! | How You Can Support Young Children's Language Development, Second Edition. Reveals how to talk to and play with young children in ways that support their emerging language skills. | Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers | Language and Literacy |
Early Education & Engagement
| Title | Description | Age Group | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sing&Sign for Young Children | A guide for Early Childhood Professionals to teach ASL sign vocabulary through music and play. | Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers | Approaches to Learning, Language and Literacy |
| The Project Approach for All Learners | Developed by a team of experts. This book is your go-to guide to implementing project-based learning in inclusive early childhood classrooms. | Toddlers, Preschoolers | Approaches to Learning |
| CARA's Kit for Toddlers | Create adaptations that help all toddlers in your program participate and learn! | Toddlers | Approaches to Learning, Social and Emotional Development |
| Early Intervention Every Day! | Embedding Activities in Daily Routines for Young Children and Their Families. | Infants, Toddlers | Approaches to Learning, Social and Emotional Development, Language and Literacy |
| Children in Action Motor Program for Preschoolers | This fun and effective motor program uses universal design for learning strategies. | Preschoolers | Perceptual, Motor and Physical Development |
| Beautiful Beginnings | A developmental curriculum with activities for building on young children's natural strengths. | Infants, Toddlers | Approaches to Learning, Language and Literacy |
Reading & Literacy
| Title | Description | Age Group | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Foundations for Young Children | A curriculum supplement aligned with Common Core State Standards for alphabet instruction. | Preschoolers | Literacy |
| Lift-Off for Early Literacy | A proven evidence-based Tier 2 curriculum for struggling pre-K children. | Preschoolers | Literacy |
| PAVEd for Success | A program to build vocabulary and language development in young learners. | Preschoolers | Literacy, Scientific Reasoning |
| Phonemic Awareness in Young Children | Helps boost young learners' preliteracy skills in 15-20 minutes a day. | Preschoolers | Literacy |
| Story Friends | A comprehensive intervention program that teaches early language and literacy skills. | Preschoolers | Literacy |
| PAth to Literacy | A supplemental curriculum that builds phonological awareness and alphabet skills. | Preschoolers | Literacy |