Federal Legislation and Early Childhood
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (EAO) was
What is social programs that promote health, education and general welfare?
Title 1 (ESEA) provides?
Financial assistance to schools for children from low-income families
Head Start programs are
A national program that provides school readiness
Head Start enrolls children ages
Ages three to five years
Keep therapy schedules
Confidential and avoid posting them
The Economic Opportunity Act was (EAO) was the beginning of
What is Head Start?
Title 1 funds?
Funds public school with the highest percentage of children from low-income families
How does Head Start enhance school readiness?
By enhancing the social and cognitive development of children
What percent of children enrolled in Head Start programs must include children with disabilities
Ten percent of children enrolled
Encourage diverse learner to
Be independent and try new things
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was
What is Title 1: Academic support for children from low-income families?
Title 1 helps?
Students severed by the program to achieve proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards
Head Start programs provide
Provision of education, health, nutritional, social and other services to children and families
Head Start and Early Head Start strives to help
Families with children ages birth to 5 and pregnant women
Include all students in
Field trips
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was
Designed to improve student achievement/school performances
The focus of Title 1 is
The services of Title 1 focus on children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards
Head Start services focus on
Language and literacy skills, cognition and general knowledge, physical development and health, social and emotional development, and approaches to learning
Other goals of HS and EHS are
Enhancing the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development
Support parent
Helping families move toward self sufficiency
Include books in the classroom that
Portrays children with disabilities
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is
Ensures that the states set high standards so that children graduate from high school ready for college and careers
Title 1 uses instructional strategies based on
Scientifically based research and implement parental involvement in activities
Head Start program provides grants to local public and private nonprofit schools and for profit schools to provide
Comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families
Standards are
Statements of what students should know and be able to do
Promote acceptance of children with disabilities by
Modeling acceptance