Development, Learning, and Behavior Archives - Center For Quality Family Support

Core Knowledge Area: Development, Learning, and Behavior

Multilingual Children’s Books to Support Early Literacy

Reading books with young children helps support the parent-child relationship and aids in children’s development of cognitive, social-emotional, and language skills in the process! In multilingual families, children’s books in multiple languages helps parents and children connect over shared themes and helps children develop skills in both languages! The following websites have many high-quality children’s books, available in common newcomer languages.

Resource: Books by the Bushel

Resource: Language Lizard

Resource: Kid Kiddos Books

Resource: Multilingual Books

Resource: Books4School
Ages and Stages Questionnaire

These 30-minute webinars feature ASQ developers sharing insights and implementation tips for ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2, followed by live Q&As during the original broadcasts.

Resource: Ages and Stages Questionnaire
Talking with Families about Development Screenings and Concerns

This webinar introduces a 7-step roadmap to support strengths-based conversations about developmental screening, helping families and providers co-create plans for children’s growth.

Resource: Talking with Families about Development Screenings and Concerns
6 ACEs Prevention Home Visiting Companion Guide

Start with this guide that explains the pieces of the Preventing ACEs (PACEs) in Home Visiting Toolkit. This provides guidance on using the PACE Home Visiting Tool, ChEW, as well as other toolkit resources. The Companion Guide includes an overview, sample discussion starters, and references to resources that can be utilized.

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ACEs Prevention Home Visiting Companion Guide Download
Section E: Additional ACE Factors-Discrimination: Modules on Historical Trauma and Racial Equity Training

Training modules for home visitors from the Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professionals on historical trauma; racism and equity.

Resource: https://institutefsp.org/
9 Parents as Teachers Michigan Model Specific Guidance

Michigan Parents as Teachers has developed model specific guidance in implementing the PACE Home Visiting Toolkit.

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PAT and PACEs Handout Accessible Download
8 Healthy Families Michigan Programs: Utilizing PAT Curriculum Guidance

Healthy Families Michigan has developed model specific guidance in implementing the PACE Home Visiting Toolkit for Healthy Families programs utilizing the PAT curriculum.

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Resources Handout for HFA with PAT Curriculum Download
7 Healthy Families Michigan Model Specific Tool: Service Plan Strategies

Healthy Families Michigan has developed model specific guidance in implementing the PACE Home Visiting Toolkit.

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HFM Service Plan Sample Strategies with PACES Download
3 Preventing ACEs Home Visiting Tool Training Series Module 3: Role of Leadership

The third module in the PACEs Home Visiting Tool Training Series provides best practice strategies, common challenges experienced, the role of reflective supervision and leadership support in implementing the PACE Home Visiting Toolkit.

Resource: Module 3: Role of Leadership
2 Preventing ACEs Home Visiting Tool Training Series Module 2: Starting the Conversation

The second module in the PACEs Home Visiting Tool Training Series provides a deeper look at utilizing the Childhood Experiences Worksheet discussion tool with families as well as the conversation starters in the Companion Guide.

Resource: Module 2: Starting the Conversation