Document to help plan parent education curricula. Includes indicators in 5 key areas: Parent development, parent-child relationships, child development, family development, culture and community. Used by educators in Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) programs in Minnesota, but adaptable for any parent education program.

Are your children tuning you out when you talk to them?  Do you have to repeat yourself in order to be heard?  A child's specific developmental stage influences her ability to understand and communicate.  This webinar will focus on practical, accessible and developmentally appropriate parenting skills and strategies for communicating with young children ages two through six years. We will also talk briefly about signs indicating there may be an issue with receptive and expressive language, and where to go for help.

Through this webinar you will learn that literacy is a process that begins at birth. Literacy begins in oral form from the moment you say your baby’s name. Literacy is learned on a continuum. As a result of this class you will learn the literacy continuum and where your child might fit on that continuum.  If you have a child with disabilities or are concerned with your child’s literacy progress, you will find some clarification and learn about resources to access for your child.