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Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Resources


 

Why Implement Abriendo Puertas?


Take a look at the top 10 reasons Abriendo Puertas should be implemented. 

Available in English and Spanish.

 

AP &  HS Frameworks


How does AP fits into the Head Start Parent and Family Engagement Framework and the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework?  Take a look at the breakdown here.

 

Video Testimonials


In April, NHSA hosted a second training for instructors at our conference in Nashville, TN.  The words of a few of the staff who attended the training say it best - please watch.

Richard Braun
Central CA Migrant HS & Stanislaus County Office of Education, CA
http://youtu.be/ifJpQP402_4

Cynthia Arzola
Motivation, Education, & Training Inc, TX
http://youtu.be/-5UZzas6gs4

Angela Jezek
Motivation, Education, & Training, TX
http://youtu.be/RUodah6oJDU

Barbara Heckman
Coastal Community Action, Inc, NC
http://youtu.be/BVXGzuKm1o8

Markia Miller

Columbus Urban League HS, OH
http://youtu.be/-epQ3VcAkok

Luis Bautista
Los Angeles County Office of Education
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFCBunOhTRQ

Bractzo Ibanez
Riverside County Office of Education
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ok7K66UBHk

Bractzo Ibanez
Riverside County Office of Education
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C015iPm68WQ

Liliam Perez
National Louis University
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72dsVqEUC6s

 

 

Press

 

Bridging the Hispanic Achievement Gap
As public sector funds get the axe, private initiatives are stepping in to help Latino families
By Jens Erik Gould
January 25, 2012
Poder 360

 

Beyond a Haircut, Lunch Pail, and New Shoes
Opening Doors to School Readiness for Latino Children and Their Parents
By Margaret Bridges and Sandra Gutierrez
November 2011
Zero to Three

 

Abriendo Puertas: Opening Doors to Opportunity - A National Evaluation of Second-Generation Trainers

Survey shows program boosts Latino parents' child knowledge, confidence

Parenting Program Aims to Help Latinos Close Early-Learning Gaps

More Resources for Dual Language and Common Core

The Daily Californian: Training program leads to gains for parents, UC Berkeley researchers find

Medical Xpress: Survey shows program boosts Latino parents' child knowledge, confidence

Study shows program increases Latino parents' knowledge and benefits children

Univision Chicago piece on Abriendo Puertas

Partnership for Community Action - Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors in New Mexico 

Hispanic Preschoolers Show Strong Social Skills; Literacy Lags 

Parenting Classes 'Open Doors' for Concerened Fathers

 

Letters of Support



Partnership for Community Action, Albuquerque, New Mexico


Mayor’s Office for Education and Children, Denver, CO