Learn more about Comienza en Casa | It Starts at Home:
- Oceanhouse Media: “Digital Literacy: Record and Share Feature Helps Dual Language Learners Build Early Reading Skills” (Blog).
- The Campaign for Grade Level Reading: “Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West: Empowering Parents and Educators” (PDF, see page 13).
- Reading Rockets: “Parent Engagement Webinar Series: Engaging Families with Technology” (Powerpoint).
- Freg Rogers Center: “Reading in the Digital Wild West: What Still Matters Most” (Blog).
- NASDME National Conference 2013 (Orlando, FL): “Comienza en Casa | It Starts at Home Presentation” (slides, PDF).
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“Technology that Supports Early Learning – Three Examples” was posted on both the NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center Blog
- iPads, Books and Cardboard Boxes: “Comienza en Casa” in Maine (Blog)
- TEC Center Webinar: “Engaging Families to Expand Early Learning Opportunities: How Can Technology Help?”
- Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years, Chapter 8: Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Age (see pages 104-114)
- Harvard Family Research Project: Q & A With Comienza en Casa: Using Technology to Smooth the Transition to School for Migrant Children and Families
- Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens, Chapter 12: Science, Social Studies, and More: The Knowledge Readers Need
Early Learning Resources for Parents:
- Colorín Colorado: English or Spanish
- Math at Play: English or Spanish
- NAEYC Lesson in a Backpack: English and Spanish
- Peep and the Big Wide World: English or Spanish
- Sesame Street / Every Day is Reading and Writing Day: English or Spanish. Check out the other Sesame Street Tool Kits as well as additional bilingual multimedia kits created in partnership with PNC such as My World is Green and Growing English in English and Spanish.
Early Learning Resources to Use With Children:
Bilingual Resources for Educators:
Digital Literacy and Media Use:
- Common Sense Media: English or Spanish
- Fred Rogers Center Blog
This project is funded by and as part of The Maine Migrant Education Program.