In carrying out the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program at the state level, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has made steady progress toward achieving its ultimate goals of supporting the language and literacy development of children and providing children with a solid foundation for success in school.

Helping Parents Guide Children’s Learning is both a culmination and a beginning. It is a culmination in that it brings together ideas from three major initiatives: the Parent Education Profile, the Parenting Education: Promoting the Literacy Development of Children and Their Parents workshop, and the Reading and Talking Together training event. As a beginning, it brings parent education and interactive literacy together in the form of lessons to be contributed by, and shared among, parent educators.

The lessons are aligned with the organization of the Parent Education Profile. Prior to implementing the lessons, please use the links to the left to learn more about this project and the design of the lessons.

The lessons are presented in Microsoft Word and may be accessed using the links below.

Scale I: Parent’s Support for Children’s Learning in the Home Environment

Scale II: Parent’s Role in Interactive Literacy Activities

Scale III: Parent’s Role in Supporting Child’s Learning in Formal Education Settings

Scale IV: Taking on the Parent Role

One of our goals for this project is to encourage educators to share lessons. Click on the "Share Your Lesson" to learn about submitting a lesson.