Partners in Arts Participation
ACHF Arts Access
More low-income children and families of all races, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds will have access to the arts. We will track arts participation via child attendance and event attendance records. 2: Improvements in early literacy skills, critical thinking, and creative self-expression will be observed in participating Head Start children. The TS Gold assessment tool will be used to measure growth in the areas of creative arts and social-emotional development; Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) will be used to measure language and literacy skills.
A diversity of low-income children and families experienced exposure to the arts through a live theater performance. Registration and attendance records were reviewed to determine the number of children and family members attending. This allowed us to ensure that we were reaching the intended number of children and families. 2: Participating Head Start children showed improvement in early literacy skills, critical thinking, and creative self-expression. Head Start children are assessed regularly using effective assessment tools, including the Teaching Strategies Gold (TS Gold) assessment tool to evaluate social-emotional progress, and the Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) to assess early literacy skills. Children participating in the Early Bridges program showed significant improvement in these assessment scores as a result of their participation in the program.
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