Photo courtesy of Rosemont Center, Washington, D.C. This national training guide was developed by RMC Corporation, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, under contract #105-93-1585 of the Head Start Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

Contents Preface Introduction Overview Audience Performance Standards Core Resources Definition of Icons At a Glance Module 1 Defining Parent Involvement Outcomes Key Concepts Background information Activity 1: What Is Parent Involvement? Activity 2: Understanding the Head Start Vision Activity 3: The Head Start Vision for Parent Involvement Activity 4: The Staff-Parent Connection Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice Overhead 1: Parent Involvement Overhead 2: The Head Start Vision Handout 1: Understanding the Head Start Vision Handout 2: The Head Start Vision Handout 3: The Staff-Parent Connection in Head Start

Module 2
Individualizing Parent Involvement
Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 1: Why Become Involved?
Activity 2: Working Effectively with Parents....
Activity 3. Analyzing Activities
Activity 4: Strengthening Parent involvement..
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice
Overhead 3: A New Community Center
Overhead 4: To Make Parent Involvement
Handout 4: Working Effectively with Parents.
Handout 5: The Parents' Point of View
Handout 6: Strengthening Parent Involvement

Module 3
Sharing Responsibility for Parent Involvement
Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 1: Paired Peers
Activity 2: Journal Writing
Activity 3: Working Together
Activity 4: Shadowing
Activity 5: Peer Exchange
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice
Handout 7: Journal Writing
Handout 8: Building a Program Profile
Handout 9: Shadowing
Handout 10: Peer Exchange

Continuing Professional Development
Coursework at Community Education Programs
Skill-Building through Other Agency Programs
Working Collaboratively with Other Agencies
Peer Support Groups Resources
Head Start Materials
Other Materials and Resources
Resource Organizations and Clearinghouses

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