Early childhood education-Children are enrolled in partnering EOF Head Start or faith based preschool programs. These programs are inclusive, full day early care and education programs. Each participating classroom is staffed with BA, AA, and CDA credentialed personnel.

Professional Development-Classroom teachers participate in monthly professional development activities focused on implementing strategies for enhancing children's language, literacy, and pre reading development as well as improving the quality of the literacy environment. Teachers also receive ongoing training and technical assistance from their mentor coach.

Parenting Education-Parents have the opportunity to participate in monthly parent education activities, including monthly breakfasts and dinners at each of the partnering sites. Parents receive information on their child's progress and ways to create language and literacy activities in the home. Each child takes home two books monthly so parents and children can participate in shared book reading.

Mentor Coaching-Each mentor coach is assigned to 3 classrooms and works intensively with the classroom teachers to support the implementation of curriculum, to demonstrate techniques that support scientific based reading research, to provide feedback to teachers, and to assist teachers as they monitor children for progress. Mentor coaches have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, or more than 2 years of experience, and additional training in language and literacy.

Assessment and Evaluation-Classrooms are measured for progress with the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale, the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation, and the Early Language Behavior Observation. Children are assessed with the following measures: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, G3, Expressive One Word Vocabulary, DIBELS Letter Naming, and Concepts of Print.