CERLP

The California Early Reading and Literacy Project will be working with selected State Preschool  Programs and one Head Start Center to provide early literacy training to staff and the families  in the State Preschool Programs.

CERLP is targeting the development of important early reading skills that will help children from participating preschools become successful readers.

DIRECTOR

Paula Almond Brown    Contact email

 This is a three-year grant, which will be implemented in 3 Phases. We will be following the  children in the programs who receive these extra benefits from the adult trainings, as well as  children who do not. There is also a transition program to Kindergarten. During the first  three  years of this project only the State Preschool children will  receive these extra  benefits. At  the end of Phase III, trainings should be available to other preschool and  Kindergarten  programs in the community.

 The California Early Reading and Literacy Project (CERLP) is a research-based, model program that restructures five existing rural preschools in Tehama County, California. These preschools serve only low-income children, many of whom are limited English proficient and/or have an identifiable disability.

CERLP has the following components:

1. Four accredited online courses focusing on early childhood education pedagogy, curriculum development, early reading, and numeracy.
2. Ongoing intensive monitoring systems including peer-coaching and classroom practicum.
3. A comprehensive electronic teacher portfolio system, "ClipBoard".
4. An innovative, online child profile system, "Schoolgate" with multiple measures linked to California's preschool and school-age standards and a summer transition program.
5. A comprehensive intensive early reading program, linked to California's preschool content standards, that integrates innovative curricula and scientifically-based strategies to address:
   a. Oral language skills
   b. Phonological awareness
   c. Print awareness
   d. Emergent writing skills
   e. Motivation to learn
   f. Appreciation for literate forms.
6. A homebase early reading program, Libros Y Más (Books and More) that assists early childhood educators in extending literacy learning into the homes of their preschool children.

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