Migrant Education Even Start (MEES)

• To increase parental involvement in the education of their children and to be their children's first teacher.
• To build school readiness skills.
• To create a successful transition from home to school.
• To strengthen language development and literacy among families.
• To improve skills, attitudes, values, and behavior linked to reading.
• To develop positive attitudes and good self-concept.
• To improve parents' job skills and facilitate access to adult education programs.
• To establish collaborative partnerships with Head Start, Adult Education, Title I, etc. for the provision of services to migrant families.
• To increase the social significance of literacy in family life.

• Developmentally appropriate activities and language experiences based on ongoing assessment are used to create a learning environment.
• Prepares a child for successful transition from home to school.

• Parent as "first teacher".
• Parenting techniques are modeled.
• Parenting skills education.
• Offers opportunities for positive parent/child interaction.
• Activities provided to encourage parent/child interaction in the home.
• Information is provided to facilitate families' access to community and educational resources.
• Encourages utilization of daily routines and the use of household materials to reinforce early childhood skill development.

• Encourages parents to attend local adult education classes in GED, ESL, and employment skills.

• Assessment: BRIGANCE PRESCHOOL AND K & 1 SCREEN.
• Curriculum: "First Teacher" Continuum of Preschool Skills and Home Teaching Activities & Region VIII-developed thematic curriculum.

• Provided monthly by MEES Curriculum and Staff Development Coordinator.