Program Ideas for Infants and Their Caregivers

Here are websites with information about materials and programs to be used with parents of infants.

The RIF (Reading Is Fundamental) program offers funding to purchase booklets entitled Shared Beginnings Idea Book, suitable as a lesson plan for activities in a parenting program. The brief application asks you to identify the types of at-risk families you would include in your program. Parents must be under 18 &/or enrolled in GED classes. Here's the site for more information.
http://rif.org/what/sharedbeginnings/default.mspx

Public libraries are encouraged to take part in this program & the funding opportunity. The books can also be purchased to hand out to parents in your Babies & Books programs. To order the books, call 1-877-743-7323 & ask for Sue Ryan.

Here's another great book you could make available to your parents or get ideas from it for your infant programs:
Building Your Babies Brain ISBN 1-879537-41-9
You can get 10 copies for $29.50. The website address for more info & to order is below or call 1-877-4ED-PUBS.
http://teachingstrategies.com/getpage.cfm?file=titles/100084.html&userid=19068243