American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

ARRA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

• Executive Summary

• Entire ARRA Report

 

 

HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START OPPORTUNITIES

The links below provide funding opportunities for Head Start and Early Head Start programs allowing stakeholders to access the $2.1 billion funds made available under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

• From the Office of Head Start — a news release announcing how the $2.1 billion in funds, made available to Head Start under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will be used. To read this news release, please visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. Additionally, synopses of both the Head Start expansion and the Early Head Start expansion announcements are available. Visit the grants.gov website to view both synopses: HHS-2009-ACF-OHS-SH-0087 and HHS-2009-ACF-OHS-SH-0089.
• PI 09-06 Head Start Funding Increase
  ...Start Funding Increase ACF-PI-HS-09-06.pdf U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1. Log No. ACF-PI-HS-09-06 2. Issuance Date: 04/02/2009 Last Modified: 04/02/2009
• PI 09-06 Head Start Funding Increase
  ...on both Head Start and Early Head Start expansion will be shared with grantees in the near future. Improving the compensation and Last Modified: 04/03/2009

 

PROFILES OF QUALITY SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS FOR HISPANICS

The following schools and programs represent serious efforts to strengthen Hispanic achievement. Although these schools and programs have not been evaluated for demonstrated improvements in school readiness or in literacy-based parenting, they are presented as examples of programs that may be meeting the needs of Hispanic children and families.

Programs

• Abbott Schools
• AVANCE
• Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP)
        Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Preschool
       Little Stars Preschool
• Project Flame

Schools

• Academia Ana Marie Sandoval
• Roberti Center
• International Schools Network

 

PAPERS

Latino Families and Early Education
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Hispanic Students' Educational Experiences and Opportunities During Kindergarten
 • PDF

Latino Infants and Their Families: A National Perspective of Protective and Risk Factors for Development
 • PDF

Dual-Language Programs in US Schools
 • Executive summary (PDF or MS-Word)
 • Full document (PDF)

 

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY THEMES

Academic achievement in early education, K-3
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English language learners (ELL) and bilingual students in schools
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Families, health, and early education
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Hispanic parent involvement and academic gains
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Pre-kindergarten programs and child care
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Teacher quality in early education
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SCHOLARLY WORKS

Dr. Ann-Marie Wiese

Wiese, A, & Garcia, E. E. (2009). Policy Related to Issues of Diversity and Literacy. In L. M. Morrow, R. Rueda, & D. Lapp (Eds.), Handbook of research on literacy and diversity on the education of young children (pp. 32-54). New York: The Guilford Press.

Dr. Ellen Frede

Assessment in a Continuous Improvement Cycle: New Jersey's Abbott Preschool Program (2005)

Policy Brief - Challenging Behaviors and the Role of Preschool Education (2007)

Policy Brief - Preschool Curriculum Decision-Making: Dimensions to Consider (2007)  

Policy Brief – Math and Science in Preschool: Policies and Practice (2009)

The APPLES Blossom: Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES), Preliminary Results through 2nd Grade (2009)

Dr. Bruce Fuller

Maternal Practices that Influence Latino Infants' Health and Cognitive Growth
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The Cultural Strengths of Latino Families
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The Health and Cognitive Growth of Latino Toddlers - At Risk or Immigrant Paradox?
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RELATED WEBSITES

Supporting Positive Language and Literacy Development in Young Language Minority Children: Research, Policy, and Practice 2008 Round Table