For the first time in the United States, training is available for using the Abecedarian Approach with fidelity. Developed by Dr. Joseph Sparling (right) in the 1970s and significantly updated since then, the Abecedarian Approach has produced far-reaching and significant outcomes for children that have lasted for decades, as documented by the most famous study in early childhood care and education, FPG’s Abecedarian Project. Ongoing research has demonstrated the long-term educational, economic, and health benefits of the Abecedarian Approach, and a new international study shows dramatic developmental improvement for children from low-resource families after receiving the Abecedarian Approach through weekly home visits for the first 3 years of life.
FPG offers two levels of training on the Abecedarian Approach. Level I is a prerequisite for Level II, but you may take both levels of training consecutively (below), or you can take Level I Training only. Dr. Sparling has trained facilitators himself to lead all Level I and II workshops and will be present at this round of workshops, serving as a mentor. He also developed the training materials and has used them around the world.
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