DEVELOPING "JUMP START": FAMILY LITERACY KITS IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS K-3

THIS PHASE I SBIR (92-024) PROPOSAL WILL DEVELOP "JUMP START", A SERIES OF LITERACY-ORIENTED PARENT/CHILD INTERACTION KITS TARGETING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (K-3), FAMILIES AND TEACHERS. "JUMP START" KITS ARE ORGANIZED IN THREE CATEGORIES: (1) GETTING DOWN TO BASICS (COOKING, SEWING, PLANTING, LETTERS, TELEPHONING), (2) HOT TOPICS (MEASURING, WIND, DINOSAURS, MAGNETS), AND (3) ART WORKS (RUBBER STAMP ART, BOOKMAKING, PUPPETRY, WEAVING). KITS CONTAIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIVE CURRICULUM IDEAS FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. "JUMP START" KITS WILL BE USED BY TEACHERS TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, LITERACY-BASED ACTIVITIES, AND AFTER TRAINING CAN BE LOANED TO PARENTS.