Tools & Services

Programs & Curricula

Nemours BrightStart! has formed a relationship with Kaplan Early Learning Company, a leading international provider of products and services that enhance children’s learning, to carry Nemours BrightStart! programs and products throughout the U.S. and internationally.

Nemours BrightStart! Complete Program

for Early Literacy Success

The Nemours BrightStart! Complete Program for Early Literacy Success puts teachers on the leading edge of early literacy best practices with an exciting new approach to building reading readiness skills in struggling learners.

This unique program is specifically designed for teaching early literacy skills to small groups of at-risk 4- and 5-year-old children. However, it is an effective teaching tool for all children in that age range.

This exciting program supports Response to Intervention (RTI) in the classroom. The Nemours BrightStart! curriculum is the perfect solution for Tier Two instruction for struggling readers.

Nemours BrightStart! Program includes:

• Lesson Plans Kit
• Book Set
• Manipulatives Kit
• Milestone Map

• Download Technical Manual (PDF)
  Includes research outcomes of cluster randomized studies on this program

Lesson Plans Kit

An essential component of the Nemours BrightStart! Program, lesson plans include a variety of components such as Learning Objectives, Read Aloud, Teacher-Directed Practice, Family Connections, Reproducible Worksheets,
and much more.

This kit includes:

• 20 scripted lesson plans
• Related materials necessary to complete
  each lesson
• Learning Objectives tied to state and
  national standards
• Observation Sheets (download) to record each child’s progress
• Family Connection strategies to keep families informed about
  what their child is learning (Download Spanish letters)
• A Teacher’s Guide that offers in-depth instruction for how to use the curriculum
• An online Technical Manual that offers extensive research data

Manipulatives Kit

Each manipulative in this kit ties directly to one or more lessons in the Nemours BrightStart! Program — helping children learn with fun, motivating, and developmentally-appropriate activities.

The kit includes:

• magnetic whiteboards
• magnifying glasses
• magnetic letters
• craft sticks
• music CDs
• puppets
• other items that promote literacy
  in the early years

Book Set

The children’s books featured in this set are necessary to complete the Read Aloud selections in the Nemours BrightStart! Program for Early Literacy Success.

The set includes:

• Jamberry
• I Read Signs
• On the Go
• If You Give a Pig a Party
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
• Down on the Farm
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Time for School, Mouse!
• Big Fat Hen
• Hungry Thing
• Dinosaur Roar
• The Pet Vet
• Good Thing You’re Not An Octopus
• Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
• Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?

Milestone Map

This full-color illustrated poster addresses parents' and educators' concerns about children's reading readiness and progress.

It includes milestones and warning signs indicating when children may be at risk for reading challenges from birth to age 6.

By tracking along with this simple map, parents and educators can be sure children are keeping up with their peers and intercede if they begin to notice warning signs.

Available in English and Spanish.

Parent's Guide to
Reading Readiness

This essential book for parents includes:

• checklist of reading readiness skills
  for pre-kindergarteners
• lists of books to read with children
• fun ideas to do at home to prepare
  children to read
• and much more!

Available in English and Spanish, this is a great complement to high-quality classroom instruction.