Our Programs

First Teachers@home:

A parent centered program that helps low income parents learn a wide range of parenting skills while preparing their 2 - 7 year-old children for success in kindergarten and beyond.

First Teachers@home empowers parents and buttresses their literacy by giving them the tools, skills and confidence to work with their children in the home. The uniqueness of our program lies in the focus on parents. We understand fundamentally that parents must learn how to alter the environment of their home in order to effectively discipline, and to create a positive supportive relationship with their children. It strengthens parents so they can be full partners in educating their children and teaches that it is parents who exercise the greatest influence over their children and how they flourish.

Parents need the tools to effectively discipline their children, and to engage with their children in positive ways that mitigate physical and emotional abuse. Replacing negative responses with constructive approaches changes what happens in the home, modifying behaviors of the entire family that substantively creates a healthier home.

How it works: Our primary model of First Teachers@home utilizes a rigorous 28 week curriculum that:

• uses role play as the primary mode of teaching
• incorporates parenting skills into the lessons
• re-enforces adult literacy by the teaching model
• instructs parents on establishing routines and expectations
• creates “Team Family” for positive, healthy responses to stress
• teaches alphabet, math and science through daily activities
• validates and increases self-esteem of parents

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