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Los Angeles Unified School DistrictTransitional Kindergarten
Family Engagement1
Early Childhood EducationNovember 8, 2011
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TK Family Engagement2
The goal of LAUSD’s family engagement is to provide educational information to families so that they may partner with schools and support their child’s learning.
Family eventsHome lending libraryBring Me a Book FoundationAbriendo Puertas/Opening Doors
Family Events3
Family LiteracyTeacher lead family workshopsInteractive activitiesFree children's books
Family MathMath parent workshopsHands-on activitiesFree math concept books
Home Lending Library4
Purpose:To promote reading at homeHome to school connection
Description: One backpack per student A weekly rotational systemAccess to over 150 book titlesBooks in English & Spanish in a variety of genres
Bring Me a Book Foundation5
Classroom LibraryEngages students and teachers in readingProvides a book shelf and children books to
each classroomConsists of fiction and non-fiction titles
Parents as First Teachers Workshop Parents learn and practice literacy strategies to
help develop their child’s love of readingParents receive a free photo and book
Kingsley Elementary6
http://newamericamedia.org/2011/02/transitional-kindergarten-gives-kids-a-leg-up.php
What is Abriendo Puertas?Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors is a program, developed by and for Latino parents who have children 0-5 years of age. It aims to improve the outcomes of the nation’s Latino children by building the capacity and confidence of parents to be strong and powerful advocates in the lives of their children.
Abriendo Puertas Curriculum Available in English and Spanish
Comprehensive curriculum addresses best practices in the following areas: language development, bilingualism, early literacy, health, socio-emotional wellness, parent leadership and planning for family success
The AP curriculum consists of 10, 2-hour sessions
Centered on the cultural values, strengths, and experiences of Latino families
Engages parents at a very personal level and results in transformative learning
The program is based on the premise that enhancing parenting skills early in a child’s life leads to economic and societal benefits.
Abriendo Puertas Curriculum
Session 1 - Soy el Primer maestro de mis hijos, nuestro hogar su primera escuela - I am My Child’s First Teacher“De tal palo tal astilla” - “Chip off the old block”
Session 2 – Alcanzando el éxito familiar - Reaching Family Success“Del dicho al hecho, hay un gran trecho” - “Actions speak louder than words”
Session 3 – Mi niño crece - My Child Grows“Lo que bien empieza, bien acaba” - “What begins well, ends well”
Abriendo Puertas Curriculum
Session 4 – Mi niño habla - My Child Talks“Lo que bien se aprende, nunca se olvida” - “You never forget what you learn well”
Session 5 – Sigamos abriendo puertas - Let’s Continue Opening Doors“Saber es poder” - “ Knowledge is power”
Session 6 – Nuestra Salud primero: Parte I - Our Health is First: Part I
“Más vale prevenir que lamentar” - “Better safe than sorry”
Abriendo Puertas Curriculum
Session 7 – Nuestra salud primero: Parte II - Our Health is First: Part II“Cada cabeza es un mundo” - “Each mind is a universe onto itself”
Session 8 – Vamos a la escuela - Let’s Go to School“Quien adelante no mira, atrás se queda” - “If you don’t look forward, you stay behind”
Session 9 – Abogando por nuestro futuro - Advocating for our Future“No hay peor lucha, que la que no se hace” - “There is no worse struggle than the one never waged”
Session 10 – ¡Sí se puede! - Yes We Can!“A la determinación de triunfar, el fracaso no la puede alcanzar” - “Success knows no bounds”
Evidence-based CurriculumAbriendo Puertas is an evidence-based program, evaluated
by leading researchers from UC Berkeley
Abriendo Puertas was carefully developed and field-tested over a five-year period
Evaluated through pre and post surveys and focus groups with more than 1,000 parents
Abriendo Puertas program was highlighted by the Harvard Family Research Project as one of the nation’s leading innovations in family engagement
Abriendo Puertas has grown rapidly throughout the United States
Abriendo Puertas Evaluation Results
Significant increases in participants’:Daily home activities that promote children’s school readinessConfidence about parenting skillsKnowledge and access to available health servicesSocial support and connections in the communityCommunity involvement
Los Angeles Unified School District parent comments:“I feel that coming to the Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors has
helped me a great deal. I am a better mother to my child.” -Parent, San Jose Elementary School
“More than anything I have improved my own self-esteem. I can help my children in the way I speak to them and in being more patient and understanding. -Parent, Cahuenga Elementary School
Having an informed and engaged parent is one of life’s greatest advantages
Parents – as leaders of their family – arepowerful agents of change
The Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Training Institute
The three-day training Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors fully prepares school personnel and community leaders to become facilitators in delivering the program to parents in their school and neighborhood and to train others in the use of the curriculum.
Contact Abriendo Puertas
For more information about how you can incorporate theAbriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Program in your city,
please contact:Sandra Gutierrez, National Program Director
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors1545 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90017(213) 201 3908
[email protected]://www.familiesinschools.org/site/content/view/228/71/
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Contact Information:Ruth Yoon - Administrator
